Faculty News
Troubling posts on social media
February 28, 2019
In the past few days on social media, deeply troubling allegations that a faculty member in the Baskin School of Engineering has harassed, discriminated, and abused students on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, and/or gender have surfaced.
Borderbus: A community conversation about migration, art, and social justice
February 26, 2019
Former U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will appear in conversation with book artist and UCSC alumna Felicia Rice on March 6, at the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz.
Solar project advances campus sustainability
February 26, 2019
Our 2017–2022 Campus Sustainability Plan calls on us to develop a plan to add four megawatts of solar photovoltaic to the campus—and this two-megawatt project gets us half way there. We continue to study additional opportunities to harness the sun's energy to support our mission of education and research.
Meet finalist candidates for the position of associate vice chancellor Financial Affairs and campus controller
February 26, 2019
Three finalists for the position of associate vice chancellor for Financial Affairs and campus controller are set to visit UCSC over the next two weeks
Living Writers Series event dedicated to celebration of literature professor Karen Yamashita
February 22, 2019
On February 28, the Living Writers Series will dedicate a special reading to a celebration of literature professor Karen Yamashita on the occasion of her retirement, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Humanities Lecture Hall.
Update on fire at Earth and Marine Sciences Building
February 22, 2019
The Earth and Marine Sciences Building remains closed tonight, following today's fire. With clean-up efforts underway, the campus fire marshal approved the building's reopening for 8 a.m. Saturday—with the exception of the third and fourth floors of the C wing, which will continue to be closed until the cleanup and restoration of the area is completed.
In memoriam: Irene Osterbrock
February 20, 2019
Widow of late Lick Observatory director was tireless UC Santa Cruz advocate, volunteer, supporter of graduate students, and arts patron
Art professor to screen new documentary film at Museum of Modern Art
February 19, 2019
UC Santa Cruz art professor and multimedia artist Elizabeth Stephens and her artistic collaborator Annie Sprinkle will present their latest film at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Ready, set, give!
February 19, 2019
Mark your calendars for the give-fest of the year. Giving Day, a high-octane 24-hour online festival of nonstop giving, returns to UC Santa Cruz on February 27.
Campus plans new University House and Event Center
February 19, 2019
For decades, the University House was a hub of activity for many campus celebrations, including scholarship receptions for students, receptions for student veterans, the Chancellor's Diversity Awards, the Excellence in Teaching Awards, and much more.
New handbook represents campus’s collaborative approach to supporting students with disabilities
February 19, 2019
As a campus dedicated to ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed and thrive academically, UCSC has a responsibility as well as a commitment to provide full access to academic courses and programs to students with disabilities.
Diller Lecture to feature talk on the history of Jews, human rights, and global democracy
February 13, 2019
Guest author and scholar James Loeffler will deliver the 2019 Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies on Wednesday, February 20, at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
Tech titan returns to campus, shares tales of survival
February 13, 2019
Alumnus Michael Lopp is vice president of engineering at Slack, the popular team-building platform, and the author of two books and a blog about leadership.
Campus awarded grant for bike path safety improvements, education
February 11, 2019
UC Santa Cruz was awarded a $799,000 grant from the California Transportation Commission, funding that will go toward widening most of the bike path through the Great Meadow and expanding bike safety educational efforts.
In Memoriam: Jossim Aldelamy
February 8, 2019
With sadness we write to share the news that Jossim Aldelamy, a junior at Porter College, died this past weekend.
Campus to deliver new student orientation online
February 5, 2019
Our goal is to provide the best experience for our students and this new approach allows students to learn at their own pace.
Staff member recognized by Association of Energy Engineers
February 4, 2019
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Energy Manager Sarah Gilchrist this year earned the Association of Energy Engineers' Young Energy Professional of the Year award.
Campus officers now carrying naloxone
February 4, 2019
All sworn members of the department underwent training in early January to administer naloxone.
Question Bridge: Black Males exhibition opens Feb. 6 at Sesnon Art Gallery
February 1, 2019
'Question Bridge: Black Males' is an exhibition in which a wide array of videos have been merged together to simulate face-to-face conversations between a diverse group of more than 160 black men across the United States.
Jody Greene and Mary Beth Pudup named to inaugural board of UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
January 30, 2019
UC Santa Cruz professors Jody Greene and Mary Beth Pudup are among 19 leading University of California scholars who have been named to the inaugural academic advisory board of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.
UC Santa Cruz builds strong transfer, frosh applicant pool
January 29, 2019
The campus marked the first step toward building the Classes of 2021 (transfer) and 2023 (first-time), receiving 67,262 applications for fall 2019 enrollment.
Mentoring for a new millennium
January 29, 2019
Until recently, higher education faculty and staff were largely left to intuit the qualities of a good mentor or to replicate the mentoring habits–skillful or unskillful–that they themselves experienced as undergraduates, graduate students, or postdoctoral researchers.
Madeleine Albright in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning UCSC alumna Martha Mendoza on Feb. 5
January 28, 2019
Madeleine Albright, the first United States female Secretary of State, will speak about her new book, "Fascism: A Warning"--in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UC Santa Cruz alumna Martha Mendoza--on Tuesday, February 5, at the at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.
Banff film festival lineup announced
January 28, 2019
Family support group sessions starting Wednesday
January 28, 2019
'What refugees taught me about Shakespeare'
January 24, 2019
On Jan. 31, New York theater director Jessica Bauman will come to campus for a special evening at Kresge Town Hall titled 'What Refugees Taught Me About Shakespeare.' Together with UCSC professor Cat Ramirez, she will explore the ways that the stories we hear and tell about refugees shape our responses to the worldwide migration crisis.
Art professor receives 2019 Creative Capital Award plus SFFILM artist residency for new documentary film
January 23, 2019
UC Santa Cruz professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones has received a 2019 Creative Capital Award for "Run With It," a feature-length animated documentary film she is currently working on in collaboration with San Francisco artist Nomi Talisman.
Bay Tree Bookstore mail kiosk to be removed
January 22, 2019
The campus vendor providing the mail kiosk is exiting the postal kiosk business and no suitable vendor has been found to replace it. The
Community dialogue on proposed changes to Title IX
January 22, 2019
Questions That Matter public humanities series to spotlight ‘Data and Democracy’ at Kuumbwa Center
January 18, 2019
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz will present "Data and Democracy"—the fifth installment of its signature Questions That Matter series—on Tuesday, January 29, at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz.
Grad student working to advance Beyond Compliance initiative
January 16, 2019
Across the world, graduate student Alison Hanson has focused on preventing and responding to sexual violence. She's now bringing her expertise to UC Santa Cruz, where she's part of the campus Beyond Compliance initiative.
Seed-funding innovation
January 15, 2019
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees seeks interesting new projects to fund.
Janet Yellen: Honoring a living legend
January 14, 2019
Janet Yellen, widely regarded as one of the most successful Federal Reserve chairs in history, will receive the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Medal at a ceremony in Menlo Park next month.
In Memoriam: Cameron Poole
January 14, 2019
Cameron Poole, a junior at the university and a Kresge College student, died Jan. 8.
Improving the Strategic Academic Plan
January 14, 2019
The campus community is invited to a town hall on Friday to learn more about the reworked Strategic Academic Plan document.
In Memoriam: Sree Divya Alla
January 14, 2019
Divya passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019. She was a vibrant member of our communities here at Colleges Nine and Ten. Please join us in expressing our deep condolences to Divya's family and friends.
Professor honored by Linguistic Society of America for decades of work on endangered languages
January 10, 2019
UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of linguistics Judith Aissen was awarded the prestigious Kenneth L. Hale Award last week in New York City at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). The LSA is the major professional society in the United States that is dedicated to the scientific study of language.
Regents to discuss Student Housing West next week
January 10, 2019
SAB blood drive on Jan. 30
January 9, 2019
Institute of Arts and Sciences to present talk by politically provocative artist Glenn Ligon
January 8, 2019
Glenn Ligon is perhaps best known for his landmark series of text-based paintings, which draw on the words of such diverse figures as Richard Pryor, Zora Neale Hurston, and Gertrude Stein. On Jan. 15, the Institute of Arts and Sciences will present a lecture by Ligon at UCSC's Digital Arts Research Center
In Memoriam: Shane Sanchez
January 8, 2019
Crown College CRE Shane Sanchez passed away during the winter break. He was a member of the CHES family since 2005, working with graduate student housing, the University Town Center, and joining the Crown/Merrill family in 2011 as the CRE for the Crown apartments.
News about founding faculty member John Dizikes
January 7, 2019
John Dizikes, a founding UC Santa Cruz faculty member who helped establish this campus as a student-focused institution, died Dec. 26 at his home in Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz historian and founding faculty member John Dizikes dies at 86
January 7, 2019
John Dizikes, a professor emeritus of American Studies and a founding member of the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz, died at his home in Santa Cruz on December 26, 2018.
Blia Yang appointed director of undergraduate admissions
January 4, 2019
NSF funds innovative stable isotope equipment at UC Santa Cruz
January 2, 2019
The new equipment will support research across a wide range of disciplines, ranging from oceanography and earth science, paleontology, anthropology, ecology and fundamental biochemical cycle research.
UC negotiations with journal publisher
December 19, 2018
Calling for a significant change in our university's relationship with Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of academic journals.
Revising the Strategic Academic Plan documentation
December 17, 2018
Over the course of the fall quarter, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Herbie Lee and his team have produced another draft of the Strategic Academic Plan document based on robust feedback from the Senate and our community.
Two new books published by UC Santa Cruz poet, lecturer, and alumnus Gary Young
December 13, 2018
UC Santa Cruz literature lecturer Gary Young has just released "That's What I Thought," a new poetry collection which has been honored with the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award from Persea Books in New York City.
Interim director of Transportation and Parking Services
December 12, 2018
Dan Henderson will take over for Larry Pageler, who is retiring with 35 years of service to the university. Larry's last day is Jan. 3.
Submit comments on proposed changes to Title IX rules by Dec. 21
December 11, 2018
The draft rules are open for public comment until January 28, 2019 (60 calendar days from their publication in the Federal Register). The rules address a topic of great significance to the UC community, and it is critical that the Office of the President provide comments.
CITRIS releases call for seed funding proposals
December 11, 2018
Proposals must be submitted online and are due by Jan. 31. UC Santa Cruz will host an information session at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9 in Baskin Engineering 2, Room 180 (The Simularium).
Save the date—forum on the development of Early Education Services for students, faculty, and staff
December 11, 2018
The complex history of Earth’s magnetic reversals
December 10, 2018
UC Santa Cruz geology professor Robert Coe will be presenting his paper, “What We Know and Don’t Know about Reversals” during the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C. this December.
Ocean fertilization by unusual microbes extends to frigid waters of Arctic Ocean
December 10, 2018
Researchers have documented nitrogen fixation by an unusual type of cyanobacteria in the cold waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
Biochemist Glenn Millhauser receives Outstanding Faculty Award
December 7, 2018
The annual award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences is the division's highest honor for faculty achievement, recognizing combined excellence in research, teaching, and service.
Alumna Irma Eréndira Sandoval leads Mexico's anti-corruption efforts
December 5, 2018
Mexico's new president tapped UC Santa Cruz alumna Irma Sandoval to lead the government's anti-corruption efforts.
DVD box set curated by Shelley Stamp wins 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Award
December 4, 2018
"Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers"--a Kino Classics box set curated by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp and executive produced by actress, director, and screenwriter Illeana Douglas--has received a 2018 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Art exhibit highlights the ubiquity of motors
December 4, 2018
“Motors Surround Us”—a collaboration between a physics lecturer, her students, and community artists—will be on display through Dec. 31 in the atrium of the Physical Sciences Building.
Submit comments on revised proposed policy on open access for theses and dissertations
December 4, 2018
Campus boating center earns best-in-show award in parade
December 3, 2018
For the fifth year in a row, the UC Santa Cruz Community Boating Center earned the coveted best-in-show award at the 33rd annual Lighted Boat Parade held at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor on Saturday, Dec. 1.
More key forms digitized by Office of Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization
December 3, 2018
After launching an online Invention Disclosure Form last year, the Office of Industry Alliances and Technology Commercialization (IATC) has followed up this year by digitizing and streamlining its non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and material transfer agreement (MTA) request procedures.
Environmental, social changes shift how elephant seals communicate
December 3, 2018
UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate Caroline Casey retraced biologist Burney Le Boeuf's scientific footsteps and discovered the seals’ threat calls no longer had geographic distinctions. Instead, as the northern elephant seal population had increased, the males’ calls had grown more individualized and complex.
Summer abroad programs offer hands-on learning opportunities
November 30, 2018
UC Santa Cruz has significantly expanded its faculty-led summer abroad programs, now offering seven different opportunities for students to further their education in other countries.
Kepler telescope captures extraordinary observations of a star's death throes
November 30, 2018
Kepler's observations of the supernova known as SN 2018oh showed an unexpected fast rise in brightness that may be an important clue to understanding the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae, which cosmologists use to study the expansion of the universe and dark energy.
UC Santa Cruz receives significant Hunter S. Thompson collection
November 27, 2018
An 800-volume collection of works by famed author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson has been donated to Special Collections & Archives at UC Santa Cruz.
Ocean scientist Jonathan Zehr elected 2018 AAAS Fellow
November 27, 2018
Jonathan Zehr, professor of ocean sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Retention specialist recognized by student affairs association
November 27, 2018
Aaron Jones, a retention specialist for African, black, and Caribbean students, was recently recognized by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators for his service in its African American Knowledge Community.
In Memoriam: Stuart A. Schlegel
November 27, 2018
Stuart A. Schlegel, a retired professor, died Nov. 8 at his Santa Cruz home. He was 85 years old.
Campus meeting on proposed revisions to the systemwide Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
November 27, 2018
Dec. 3 town hall focused on chancellor search
November 21, 2018
The UC Santa Cruz Chancellor’s Search Advisory Committee invites and encourages faculty, staff, and students to attend town hall sessions at the Stevenson College Event Center on Monday, Dec. 3.
New director of Sponsored Projects
November 19, 2018
Deirdre Beach has been appointed director of the Office of Sponsored Projects.
Last chance to see 'Forest Law' by Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares at UC Santa Cruz
November 16, 2018
Forest Law 2014, a 38-minute multi-channel video installation and photo text assemblage based on research carried out by Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares in the Ecuadorian Amazon, is currently on display at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery through December 1.
Campus opens new hub for student food security, support
November 15, 2018
A new basic needs cafe at Cowell College offers free coffee, prepared meals, a juicing station and pastries—all intended to provide low income students with healthy options and alleviate stressors related to feeding themselves.
Student pushes for authentic representation of deaf community
November 15, 2018
Chrissy Marshall became interested in making videos about deaf culture because as a child, she saw very little representation of deaf people in the media or on YouTube.
Entrepreneur and UC Santa Cruz benefactor Will Webster dies at 90
November 14, 2018
Webster, a major donor who invented revolutionary cardiac devices, established a foundation that spearheaded significant campus changes.
2018 photo contest winners
November 13, 2018
There were over 100 entries this year in the chancellor's holiday photo contest. Here are the winners.
Showcasing our sustainability
November 13, 2018
The campus, through the Sustainability Office, is in the midst of collecting information to submit for our 2019 report to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS).
Solar panels, storage system to further campus sustainability
November 13, 2018
The solar photovoltaic canopy and battery storage system will help provide the campus with clean, reliable electricity for at least 20-years and save the campus an estimated $6 million on its energy bill.
New opportunities for faculty to engage with Beyond Compliance initiative
November 13, 2018
UC Santa Cruz faculty members have two new opportunities to help eliminate sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus.
Lit prof offers true love and dreams of miraculous escape
November 8, 2018
The latest book by UC Santa Cruz literature professor Micah Perks, is a unique anthology of her short stories that sometimes reads like a novel. Written over the past 15 years, it’s a linked collection of engaging tales about the same people--all set in Santa Cruz, California.
Summer Session team earns awards for work
November 8, 2018
UC Santa Cruz Summer Session recently won five awards at the 2018 North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS) conference held in Portland, Oregon.
SocDoc alumna’s film about Syrian women refugees to have world premiere at DOC NYC
November 7, 2018
We Are Not Princesses, the first feature film by UC Santa Cruz alumna Bridgette Auger (SocDoc ’11) will have its world premiere on November 14 at DOC NYC, the largest documentary film festival in the United States.
Healthy To Eat, Unhealthy To Grow
January 29, 2018
Sue Carer Receives Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership in Presidential Initiatives
November 23, 2015
Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor Sue Carter has been awarded the Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award in Presidential Initiatives for her work with entrepreneurial development, and with the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development.
