Campus News
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Transfer student, STARS staffer, and mother of two
STARS staff member, DeShonne Keller (’24, critical race and ethnic studies), is working towards her UCSC degree with the help of the Silver Slug Scholarship.
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Introducing The Humanities Institute’s 2024 Deep Read: Hernan Diaz’s Trust
Hernan Diaz’s bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Trust, The Humanities Institute’s latest Deep Read selection, is one of the most talked-about, praised, and bestselling works of historical fiction of the past few years. This book is a profound reflection on how power and wealth shape our stories about the global economy,
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Open Enrollment 2023 for UC Faculty & Staff Starts Today
Version en espanol esta localizada por debajo. To: UCSC Academic and Staff Employees From: Kamala Green, Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Human Resources Office Grace McClintock, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Personnel The University of California’s annual Open Enrollment (OE) period will take place from 7 a.m. October 26th through 5 p.m. on November 17th.…
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Following decades in a harsh coastal climate, blue whale skeleton undergoes 3D scan prior to safety-related descent to the ground
For nearly half a century, Ms. Blue–an 87-foot-long whale skeleton—has welcomed over a million visitors to Long Marine Laboratory and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, spurring interest in marine science. After decades of exposure in harsh coastal conditions, the metal structures supporting Ms. Blue have deteriorated to an unsafe condition.
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Deadline Approaching for Innovation Impact Award Nominations
The nomination window for the Innovator of the Year award closes on Wednesday, November 1. This award recognizes and celebrates UC Santa Cruz’s faculty, researchers, staff, and students across all academic disciplines and areas of study whose outstanding contributions to innovation and creativity catalyze transformative change and societal impact. All faculty, staff and students are…
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Sara Ruhl’s Eurydice is the perfect play for a college campus
In Sarah Ruhl’s play, Eurydice, coming to the UC Santa Cruz on November 10, the story is about the title character.
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Remembering the grave injustices to Japanese-Americans in the 1940s through female activism
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Cowell College’s Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery launched a two-month exhibition entitled “Never Again is Now: Japanese American Women Activists and the Legacy of the Mass Incarceration.” The exhibit — on display through Dec. 2 — features artwork and historical renderings of women’s memories surrounding this time period, including challenges to racial…
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Campus community invited to Día de los Muertos Ceremonia on November 2
Día de los Muertos Ceremonia, a spiritual and cultural celebration that captures the idea of unity between life and death, will take place November 2 in the Quarry Amphitheater.
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Cruzin’ to Campus: Five Essential Bicycle Safety Tips for Slugs
Safety should always be a top priority when pedaling your way across campus and around the city.
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Working to improve clarity for patients assessing their genetic breast cancer risk
A project to expedite the analysis of variants on the BRCA 1 and 2 genes, the most commonly affected genes in breast cancer cases, will help more people to better understand their cancer risk.