Two UC Santa Cruz students say the university has failed to adequately respond to a series of voyeurism incidents in a campus dorm, including reports of someone filming students while they showered and stealing their clothing. Despite requests, students say the school hasn’t made timely or meaningful security upgrades.
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UCSC campus provost Lori Kletzer steps down, returns to faculty position
UC Santa Cruz Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer will step down from her post on July 15 after six years in the role, returning to a faculty position. Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Paul Koch has been named interim provost as the university prepares a national search for Kletzer’s replacement.
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The science of saving Ms. Blue: Seymour Center’s 87-foot whale gets an eco-friendly makeover
Scientists at UC Santa Cruz and local entrepreneurs are collaborating on a $350,000 restoration of the Seymour Center’s blue whale skeleton using innovative, eco-friendly techniques like shrimp-shell putty and 3D-printed recycled plastic.
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At Cabrillo College, a modern apprenticeship program graduates its first cohort into tech, health and education jobs
Cabrillo College celebrated one of its largest graduating classes this year, including the first cohort to complete its new apprenticeship program in computer science, community health and education pathways.
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UC Santa Cruz international student who had visa revoked was told to leave ‘ASAP’
A UC Santa Cruz graduate student from China was abruptly ordered to leave the U.S. in April after his visa and work authorization were revoked without explanation, one of hundreds of cases affecting international students nationwide. His status was restored by the end of the month, but he says the ordeal cost him thousands in lost income and legal fees.
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Three graduating students earn Bay Federal Credit Union scholarships
James Parker, Laura Hodges and Spike Sorensen were each awarded $1,500 by Bay Federal Credit Union for essays on technology’s impact on their generation’s financial literacy and money management.
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Trump’s research cuts drive young UCSC astronomers to leave U.S. in search of academic careers
Facing deep federal research funding cuts and a tightening academic job market under the Trump administration, several UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. graduates are heading abroad to pursue their careers — a shift that students and faculty say reflects growing fear and frustration within the U.S. scientific community.
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‘Alarming’: UCSC budget cuts ‘affect the whole ecosystem’
Even before the rolling effects of the Trump administration’s budget cuts were fully known, UCSC faculty members describe the possible breadth of the university’s cuts on teaching and learning on campus from its pre-existing budget deficit.
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UCSC faculty survey describes ‘potential extinction-level event’ for programs, low morale due to budget cuts, poor admin communication
As budget woes afflict the UC Santa Cruz campus, a high-level faculty report points a finger at poor administration communication and planning. A campus spokesman denies “administrative error” as cause for a budget deficit recently projected at $81 million.
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As UCSC reduces its budget, German, Persian language courses face elimination
The UC Santa Cruz administration is moving forward with a three-year budget plan intended to decrease deficits and face hard times overall. While few of the cuts are so far public, the campus’ well-regarded Languages and Applied Linguistics department’s cuts are now clear.