Category: 60th

Rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the 800 people who crowded into the East Field House to witness the inauguration of UCSC’s seventh chancellor, M.R.C. Greenwood—the first woman to hold the post.

An estimated $20 million scholarship fund established by the late Richard “Rick” Sabatte (Kresge ’75, psychology) will provide full four-year scholarships and living expenses to hundreds of student-scholars with demonstrated financial need over the next three decades.

Two UC Santa Cruz research projects designed to leverage advanced forms of artificial intelligence to improve how scientists measure and predict the effects of climate change win funding from a $20 million investment by the National Science Foundation.

Campus celebrates the completion of the first phase of the Kresge Renewal Project , which includes the opening of three new residential halls and a new academic center. The second and final phase of the project, slated to reopen in fall 2025, will restore existing buildings, adding more space for housing and residential life.

Scientists have completed the first full sequence of a human Y chromosome, completing the set of end-to-end human chromosomes and helping researchers to better understand human reproduction, evolution, and population change.

UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences opens new, off-campus galleries, highlighting the work of major national and international artists working to address the most pressing issues of our day at the intersection of the arts and social justice.

UC Santa Cruz earns the Agricultural Experiment Station designation, marking more than 50 years of industry-leading research in organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices and opening doors to expanding community impact.

The project, which will be built in phases, will help the campus meet its ambitious plan to provide more than 40 percent additional student housing by 2030.

After a year-long campuswide conversation to craft a shared vision for the future, UC Santa Cruz releases a new strategic plan, “Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan.” With goals and metrics to measure success in five thematic areas, the plan will guide the campus’s work for the coming decade.