UC Santa Cruz News

The Santa Cruz County Business Council, UC Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Sentinel will present a lunch forum 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday on campus at the University Center Terra Fresca Restaurant to discuss the future of our local economy.

The study, led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , is the first to show that corals are not able to fully acclimate to low pH conditions in nature.

Trees once looked like green panels for Bruce Bridgeman. He'd have to move his head to gauge the relative closeness of objects.

Professor Bruce Bridgeman of California found that his depth perception improved after watching the film Hugo in 3D.

Rep. Donna Edwards, a Maryland Democrat with a strong environmental agenda who is known for standing against violence against women, took the stage at UC Santa Cruz's West Field on Saturday and told the sea of graduates the only thing they would probably remember from her speech was "congratulations."

The city of Santa Cruz depends on surface water. Soquel Creek Water District depends on well water.

Mount Madonna Schoolis Class of 2013 features 14 graduates. Members of the class include: Aimee Hopkins, Amber Zeise, Bryson Smith, Byron Rudy Hooven, Graydon Griffin, Vyvyanne Mackey, Jacob Getz, Joseph Frediani, Karina Fox, Sanika Lakka and William Bryan.

Trees once looked like green panels for Bruce Bridgeman. He'd have to move his head to gauge the relative closeness of objects.

Authorities warned residents to be cautious after a mountain lion sighting was reported near Neary Lagoon and Felix Street on Friday morning.

In California and elsewhere, the peregrine falcon and the brown pelican both suffered serious reproductive failure because of the use of pesticides, particularly DDT, during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

The free concert series at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk returns with ABC, the English band that helped kick-start the '80s with hits like 'Tears Are Not Enough,' 'Poison Arrow' and 'The Look Of Love.'

Environmentalists have won a round in the state Supreme Court in their challenge to a planned expansion of the campus at UC Santa Cruz.

Kristoffer Hellen traveled to Europe and Russia, seeking answers to a difficult question: how did two small and vulnerable ethnic groups resist assimilation, hold onto their cultures, and survive? Hellen, 26, wanted to find out how two groups -- the Estonians and the Maris -- preserved their heritage in spite of, and in some sense, because of, ... (more)

Desalination skeptics packed a Quaker Meetinghouse on Thursday to hear a critical evaluation of an environmental report for a $129 million facility that would serve 135,000 water ratepayers.

For Jesse Avila, Father's Day has special meaning. His parents, his wife and two young daughters will watch him graduate summa cum laude from UC Santa Cruz.

The state Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review a lower court ruling that invalidated an environmental evaluation of expanding water and sewer service to UC Santa Cruz.

The effect of solitary confinement on mental health can be devastating - what techniques can kidnap victims, hostages and prisoners use to get through the ordeal? For many months, Tabir was kept in solitary confinement in a cell in North Africa, imprisoned for his political views.

When she was young, Eesha Khare celebrated her birthdays with guests shooting off Alka-Seltzer-powered rockets and writing notes with "invisible" lemon juice ink readable when heated by a light bulb.

American Folklore Theatre's latest world premiere musical, "Windjammers," launches its summer-long voyage this week at our theater under the stars.

Radio Curious visits with journalist Will Parrish, who sat in a tree for a week to protest development of a highway bypass in Willits, Ca.