Campus News
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UCSC iGEM 2023 addressing harmful algal blooms through synthetic biology
A team of UCSC undergraduate students is designing and assembling a plasmid that targets the toxic genes of a type of freshwater bacteria responsible for harmful algal blooms.
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From tech to arts, new leaders elected to join UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation has elected six new trustees who are established leaders across a range of industries, from fiber optics and scientific operations to media, arts, and community service.
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Nominations open for Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards
Nominations are open for the Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards Program (IIAP) Innovator of the Year category. This program celebrates UC Santa Cruz’s faculty, researchers, staff, students, and community partners and the transformational work they do.
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UC Santa Cruz releases new strategic plan, forms implementation executive committee
Marking the culmination of a year-long campuswide conversation to craft a shared vision for the future, UC Santa Cruz today is launching “Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan” and has formed an executive committee to guide and support its implementation.
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Welcome Week brings events, energy and enthusiasm to campus community
In celebration of the start of the fall quarter and in an effort to empower a new class of students to connect with campus, UCSC hosted an array of high-energy and highly attended, Welcome Week activities. This story provides highlights from those activities and events.
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Biotech founder and hero of the Human Genome Project joins UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute as Executive Director
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has selected scientist, entrepreneur, and executive Lauren Linton as their new Executive Director.
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Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin’s finch evolution
A study led by UC Santa Cruz postdoctoral scholar of Genomics & Bioinformatics Erik Enbody paints a dynamic picture of how species adapt to changing environments.
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Protect Your Digital Life – Be CyberSafe!
Every October, our campus actively engages in UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month (UCCAM), a nationwide initiative focused on heightening awareness of information security both at work and at home.
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Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act – Annual Report
In accordance with AB 524, UC Santa Cruz provides all students access to an annual report about campus-recognized sorority and fraternity greek letter organizations.
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Free Arivu concert, Festival of Monsters, and special exhibitions: celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month at UCSC
UCSC will celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month in October with an array of cultural and artistic happenings, including a free open-air concert by the massively popular Indian rapper Arivu on October 7. Another highlight will be the annual Festival of Monsters, which starts on Friday the 13th.
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Statement by Chancellor Cynthia Larive on the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
I am deeply saddened by the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a towering figure in the history of both our state and nation.