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February 8, 2010
UC Santa Cruz joins ranks of top large universities for Peace Corps
UC Santa Cruz ranks No. 21 on the annual list of "Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities," even after moving from the mid-size to the large university category because of increased enrollment.
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February 8, 2010
UCSC Scholarship Benefit Dinner raises more than $160,000 to support students
More than 300 people turned out for the seventh annual UC Santa Cruz Scholarship Benefit Dinner that took place Saturday night at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.
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February 8, 2010
Composite nanomaterials show promise for solar hydrogen generation
A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production.
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February 8, 2010
UCSC ranked among top 20 worldwide in geosciences
In a recent survey of the top institutions in geosciences, UCSC ranked 18th in the world.
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February 2, 2010
UCSC grad in Haiti describes aid efforts in quake aftermath
Endless aftershocks "terrorized us for more than a week," after the mammoth January 12 earthquake leveled Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, recalls Starry Sprenkle, a 2004 UC Santa Cruz graduate who ...
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February 2, 2010
Lecture series explores innovation, examines trends and opportunities for the next decade
The What’s Next Lecture Series kicks off its five-part innovation program with a look at “Sustainability and Social Innovation: Doing Well by Doing Good,” on February 18. Presented by NextSpace ...
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February 2, 2010
Astronomer Raja Guhathakurta mentors Intel science contest finalist
A student at the Harker School in San Jose has been named a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search for her project on the Andromeda galaxy carried out under the guidance of UCSC astronomer ...
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January 28, 2010
UC Santa Cruz lecturer named first Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County
UC Santa Cruz humanities lecturer Gary Young has been named the first-ever Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County.
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January 26, 2010
Desert Journey into Wild Namibia: Frans Lanting presentation to benefit Seymour Center
Join world-renowned photographer and master storyteller Frans Lanting and videographer Christine Eckstrom on a wild desert journey through a faraway corner of southwest Africa.
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January 25, 2010
Researchers trace effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy
Research on the genetic defect that causes myotonic muscular dystrophy has revealed that the mutation disrupts an array of metabolic pathways in muscle cells.
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January 25, 2010
Robert Irion, director of Science Communication Program, wins journalism award
Robert Irion has been awarded the 2010 David N. Schramm award from the American Astronomical Society.
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January 25, 2010
Humanities professor wins 2009 prize for scholarly outreach
Professor of classics and comparative literature Mary-Kay Gamel has been awarded the 2009 Prize for Scholarly Outreach from the American Philological Association (APA)--the national classics ...
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January 19, 2010
Actress, playwright Anna Deavere Smith to address King Convocation Feb. 11
Actress, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith will speak at UCSC's 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Thursday, February 11.
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January 19, 2010
Power out to much of campus; expected to be restored early this evening
Late this afternoon today (January 19, 2010), UCSC's Office of Physical Plant reported that crews had been called in response to an ongoing power outage on much of the campus. The outage, which ...
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January 15, 2010
UCSC humanities conference to address critical issues in public education on Jan. 23
Teachers' Unions, Education, and Social Justice: From the Local to the Global--a one-day conference presented by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies--will address critical issues in public education on ...
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