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.

Per the requirements of California State Senate Bill 108 § 219, 34, the University provides the following information: 1. The campus’s time, place, and manner and policy, which identifies the ...

From its roots in 1965 as a cutting-edge educational experiment to its present as a research powerhouse and engine of social mobility, UC Santa Cruz has had so many significant moments and ...

sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence because of the complexity of its structure. Now this elusive region of the genome has been fully sequenced in ...

The Student Success Initiative continues to provide vital financial resources for undergraduate and graduate students and access to guidance and experiences fundamental to their UC Santa Cruz ...

UC Santa Cruz began implementing its new strategic plan, Leading the Change, during this past academic year. Finalized during the 2022–23 academic year, Leading the Change is a shared vision that ...

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 ...

The university celebrated the milestone of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation’s 50th anniversary by honoring two campus community visionaries: Alumna Julie Packard (Crown ’74, M.A. ’78), a renowned ocean ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UC Santa Cruz Foundation’s Board Opportunity Fund (BOF) supports innovative campus projects and research endeavors. Through seed funding, the BOF enables faculty, staff, and students to explore ...

An international team co-led by a UC Santa Cruz astronomer discover the two earliest and most distant galaxies yet confirmed, dating back to only 300 million years after the Big Bang.