UC Santa Cruz continues on its remarkable trajectory. Over our nearly 60-year history, we have established a track record of groundbreaking multidisciplinary research, high-level teaching, ...

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 ...

UC Santa Cruz is making remarkable progress in implementing Leading the Change: The UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan, which has guided the campus since it was finalized in summer 2023. The plan is a ...

For the past 50 years, the UC Santa Cruz Foundation has been a steadfast partner in expanding the university’s impact. Your financial contributions have enabled the ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming weather forecasting—but scientists are uncovering its limits when it comes to predicting the most extreme events. In a new study, researchers tested the ability ...

UC Santa Cruz announced the establishment of the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, 2,400-acre oak-studded grassland property in San Benito County, which has served as a cattle ranch for most of the ...

UC Santa Cruz’s Pre-Med Postbaccalaureate Program addresses California’s critical physician shortage by building a pipeline of physicians from diverse backgrounds who are committed to serving Central ...

Is there anyone who doesn’t love Sammy the Slug? In a counterculture reaction to the fierce athletic competition at most U.S. universities, UC Santa Cruz students chose the Banana Slug as their teams’ ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence because of the complexity of its structure. Now this ...

UC Santa Cruz has a proud legacy of innovation, academic excellence, and social impact. Since our founding in 1965, we’ve pushed boundaries through bold, interdisciplinary research and inspired ...