Campus News
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Proposed budget cuts $1.4B from higher education
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a deficit-closing 2011-12 state budget that relies on painful cuts in state services including a $500 million reduction in support for the University of California.
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John Laird named secretary of California Resources Agency
John Laird (’72, Stevenson, politics) is the new secretary of the California Resources Agency, appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a key position overseeing the state’s environment.
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Congressional aide Gabriel Zimmerman / Asesor del Congreso Gabriel Zimmerman
It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you that one of the victims of the violence in Arizona on Saturday was UC Santa Cruz alum Gabriel Zimmerman.
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Alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman remembered for social conscience, consensus-building
Friends and colleagues remembered UC Santa Cruz alumnus Gabriel Zimmerman, 30, one of six people fatally shot Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
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Governor’s budget announcement
Gov. Jerry Brown today announced a budget plan that, if approved by the Legislature, would slash public spending by $12.5 billion. The governor’s proposed budget includes a cut of $500 million from the University of California’s budget, as well as a cut of $500 million from the California State University system. The scope of these…
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UCSC in the News
Assistant politics professor Mark Massoud published an opinion piece on Sudan in the San Jose Mercury News … and more.
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Paul Whitworth to deliver 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture-Feb. 3
UC Santa Cruz professor of theater arts Paul Whitworth will deliver the 45th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater.
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Top science stories of 2010 include UCSC research
Two stories involving UCSC researchers turned up on a wide array of lists of the top science stories of 2010.
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Three students awarded Gilman Scholarships
Three UCSC undergraduate students who are studying abroad during spring 2011 received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships.
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Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts to address King Convocation Jan. 31
Civil rights activist Terrence Roberts will speak at UC Santa Cruz’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Monday, January 31.
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Student stumped by NPR celebrities on ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me’
Stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone may be funny, but she’s not a reliable source of celebrity gossip. That’s the hard lesson second-year UCSC history grad student Meg Eppel learned when she went on an NPR weekly news game show.
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FYI only: UC Santa Cruz Student Philanthropy Program
The student philanthropy program launched in January of 2009. This program is designed to educate and inspire students to uphold campus pride and strong affinity to UCSC so that they want to stay connected and give back after they graduate. The three main components of this program are building UCSC pride, educating students about the…