I am delighted to share some transformative news for UC Santa Cruz. In collaboration with The Conservation Fund and through the generosity of donors, the university has become the long-term steward of ...

Scientists study poop patterns of Adélie penguin colonies across all of Antarctica over a 30-year span using Landsat ...

Larry McDonald will deliver the keynote at UC Santa Cruz’s 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on January 27, celebrating King’s legacy and acknowledging the continual struggle for equity.

Marine and social scientists at UC Santa Cruz explain why privileged people enjoy more recreational, economic, and emotional ...

Supported by the new Astronova Fellowship program, Christina Vides will advance her research in a technique that sharpens the ...

Youth & Adult Partnership Summit promotes strategies for working effectively with youth, supported by UC Santa Cruz, United ...

Students interested in PRIME Central Coast should apply to UC Davis School of Medicine through the American Medical College application Services (AMCAS). New state funding is helping to further ...

The UC Santa Cruz Science Division proudly celebrates the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients—three remarkable alumni whose work is transforming how we understand and shape the world around us.

Ciara Wanket drilling for sedaDNA samples in Canada’s Yukon territory. This ash layer from the volcano eruption she studied is visible as a pale stripe in the dark permafrost sediment. For the first ...

Alison Sanders holds a doctorate in educational leadership from UC Davis in addition to a Master of Arts in marine biology and Bachelor of Science in biology from San Francisco State University.

British biologist Merlin Sheldrake—renowned for his scientifically rigorous and lyrical explorations of fungal networks and interconnected life—is this year’s featured author for The Humanities ...