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Announced systemwide labor strike beginning Monday, …

WebThe International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)—which represents academic student employees, …

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New diagnostic tool achieves accuracy of PCR tests with …

WebThe new diagnostic system combines Schmidt’s area of expertise in optofluidics, which is the control of tiny amounts of fluids with beams of light, with a …

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UC Santa Cruz diagnostic lab to begin coronavirus testing …

WebIn response to the limited availability of testing to determine if someone is infected with the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at UC Santa Cruz has …

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Sea otters use tools when feeding to survive a changing …

WebUC Santa Cruz researchers used biomechanical and functional morphology to measure how hard sea otters need to bite to break open prey of various sizes. (Photo by …

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Improved nutrition, sanitation linked to beneficial …

WebWe’re increasingly aware of how environmental factors influence a child’s early development and health trajectory. We’ve mostly learned this through research …

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UC Santa Cruz biologist tapped to contribute to national …

WebFor America's first-ever report on nature’s inherent worth, and its contributions to the economy, our health and well-being, UC Santa Cruz's Malin Pinsky will co-author …

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UC Santa Cruz scientists reveal new path to increasing …

WebMilk-producing alveolar cells shown in magenta and milk protein shown in yellow in this cross-section of a mouse mammary gland at day five of lactation. (Image …

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New program advances global and community health

WebThe university’s new global and community health program will offer a multidisciplinary bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of science degree. The program …

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COVID-19 community health guidance and reminders

WebWe write today to ask for your help in promoting community wellness by following these important reminders: COVID-19 testing: The campus continues to offer …

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Professor’s TED talk on body ideals warns against ‘conflation of

WebIn September, UC Santa Cruz professor and medical anthropologist Nancy Chen was featured in a TED Salon talk called “ The inaccurate link between body ideals …

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A new way to find genetic variations removes bias from human …

WebIn a paper published December 16 in Science, researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have introduced a new tool, called Giraffe, that can efficiently …

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Student Kristi Truong finds home in UCSC’s soccer program

WebKristi Truong (Stevenson ’26, global community health) has played soccer since she was seven years old. She comes from a family of soccer players; her dad …

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In Memoriam: David Draper

WebDavid Draper, professor of statistics, passed away on May 8, 2024. He died peacefully among friends and family after a short hospitalization. The immediate cause …

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Research on understudied lung cancer drivers may improve …

WebAngela Brooks received a $2.5 million award from the NIH R01 program to study how lung cancer gene isoforms influence disease development and treatment. …

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Equity, civic-mindedness drive UC Santa Cruz’s Global and …

WebMany of UC Santa Cruz’s core values are embodied in the Global and Community Health Program: a drive for social justice and equity, an interdisciplinary …

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New global and community health majors available this fall

WebUC Santa Cruz students who want to build a future with better, more equitable health outcomes will have the option to declare one of two new global and …

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Systemwide COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

WebThe UC Office of the President has released the final systemwide policy requiring COVID-19 vaccines of all UC employees and students with some limited …

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New study finds potential targets at chromosome ends for …

WebTelomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes, play a critical role in this cell-renewal process—with a direct bearing on health and disease. The enzyme …

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COVID-19 reminders, expanded testing options, updated testing …

WebIf you are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and have not yet been tested for COVID-19, it is important to get tested. Symptomatic testing can be obtained at Student …

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CIDER drone pilot program has trained 32 new commercial remote …

WebThis is the third year the CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) has been training new commercial drone pilots in its extracurricular Drone Pilot …

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2008 All Academics

WebDecember 21, 2008 Update on Shakespeare Santa Cruz. I applaud the successful efforts of the many friends and supporters of Shakespeare Santa Cruz who, as of noon today, …

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