California
UC Santa Cruz sits on an idyllic expanse of redwood groves and rolling meadows.
Jan. 3, 2018
Opinion
To the editor: Your Jan. 3 article about UC Santa Cruz asked why the campus can’t attract more transfer students.
Jan. 10, 2018
A group of UC Santa Cruz students met on campus on April 20 and reportedly sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Adolf Hitler, the school said.
May 5, 2023
Business
UC Santa Cruz has fired 54 teaching assistants who withheld grades from the university as part of a “wildcat strike” demanding higher pay to afford the cost of living.
Feb. 28, 2020
An entire UC campus was ordered to flee from flames marching toward Santa Cruz as tinder and redwoods burn unimpeded after many dry years.
Aug. 21, 2020
The UC Santa Cruz campus and nearby towns have been under evacuation orders due to wildfires in the region.
George Blumenthal, a UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy and astrophysics and a former chairman of the UC systemwide Academic Senate, was appointed acting chancellor of UC Santa Cruz on Friday.
July 15, 2006
Science & Medicine
Arrests of protesters come amid walkout at UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley over alleged unfair labor practices and intimidation by UC administrators.
April 2, 2014
UC Santa Cruz administrators have closed the campus after protesters demonstrating over tuition hikes blocked visitors from entering.
March 5, 2015
In a drug-peddling scheme that prosecutors say was so brazen that he advertised with posters around campus, an 18-year-old UC Santa Cruz student designed an app dubbed “Banana Plug” and used it to sell cocaine and methamphetamine.
Feb. 19, 2019