Pop-Up: Righteous farming
Graduates of UC Santa Cruz's Farm & Garden apprenticeship program have been planting the seeds of organic farming all over the nation and the world by starting their own endeavors—here are a few of them.
By Dan White, March 2017
Why don’t we say what we mean?
UC Santa Cruz linguists and students are putting research to work for Silicon Valley tech companies making devices that can decode the subtleties of human language.
By Scott Rappaport, October 2016
College Eight becomes Rachel Carson College
A UC Santa Cruz college born of the environmental movement is named for the writer who inspired it.
By Joan Springhetti, October 2016
Natural allies
The renaming of College Eight to Rachel Carson College highlights the legacy of a campus with roots deep in environmentalism, leading to a role in shaping public policy.
By Peggy Townsend, October 2016
Helping hands for hunger
With 4 in 10 UC students unable to afford regular, nutritious meals, UC Santa Cruz takes a bite out of the problem with services ranging from free food pantries to help with signing up for state nutritional benefits.
By Peggy Townsend, October 2016
Collision vision
The architect who built UC Santa Cruz’s acclaimed Science & Engineering Library recently sat down for a conversation with his son—a 2014 graduate—on the evolving use of the library as plans shape up for changes to the iconic space.
By Dan White, October 2016
This is UC Santa Cruz
A roundup of recent news, events, happenings, and special reports.
October 2016
Fall 2016 campaign update
UC Santa Cruz acquires a photographic treasure trove with the Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Photography Collection, the largest single gift ever given to the campus. Plus more news.
October 2016