University of California, Santa Cruz

Opportunity and excellence

UC Santa Cruz ranks among the top 30 public national universities, according to 'U.S. News and World Report' »

Masters of migration

Researchers track marine animals across geopolitical boundaries to aid in conservation »

Level up

Professor’s new book critically examines blockbuster video games »

Sea change

Coastal science and policy master’s program focuses on solutions »

Student with yellow raincoat holding rake looks out to the bay

Featured Events

Oct 01: Ten Years after Lehman's Bankruptcy: Where are we now and what lies ahead?
Oct 03: Forest Law by Ursula Biemann and Paulo Tavares
Thru 12/1
Oct 13: Strange Window: The Turn of the Screw
Oct 20: Founders Celebration Dinner
Porter Dining Hall
Oct 20: 16th Annual Practical Activism Conference

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True Originals

Alumna author Kate Schatz spotlights ‘rad girls’ under age 20

Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women is the title of the latest book by UC Santa Cruz alumna Kate Schatz, the New York Times best-selling author of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z.

Year of Alumni

Video Spotlight

Learning in UC Santa Cruz's outdoor classrooms

Future Garden for the Central Coast of California is a site-specific environmental art installation by UCSC emeritus arts research professors Newton Harrison and his late wife Helen Mayer Harrison--at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Learn what the exhibit is about.

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