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• New research shows how immigration status can become a death sentence during public health crisis
  July 24, 2025
  A study looking back on COVID-19 deaths in California found that immigrants who were potentially undocumented experienced much higher relative excess mortality during the pandemic, revealing failures in both public health and immigration policy.
• Celebrating innovative and creative teaching
  July 24, 2025
  Since 1996, the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching (COT) in collaboration with the chancellor has been recognizing and celebrating instructors for their Excellence in Teaching. 
• Phishing attacks targeting UCSC employees and students
  July 18, 2025
  More than 300 UC Santa Cruz employee and student email accounts have been compromised through phishing attacks. ITS is taking steps to intercept and prevent these attacks.
• Center for Coastal Climate Resilience Fellows bridge disciplines to build resilient communities
  July 17, 2025
  In part two of our series highlighting CCCR fellows, we spoke with fellows who use their unique cross-disciplinary backgrounds to advance climate resilience.
• Upasna Sharma wins McKnight Foundation neurobiology award to study how paternal stress impacts offspring health
  July 17, 2025
  Just four research projects nationwide won the 2025 award
• A new medical program for the Central Coast
  July 16, 2025
  Thanks to the leadership of state Sen. John Laird and the support of our state partners, we’ve secured $1.5 million in state funding to help establish the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast, or PRIME Central Coast.
• UC Santa Cruz partners with UC Davis to launch new Central Coast medical program
  July 16, 2025
  The establishment of the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast (PRIME Central Coast), made possible by $1.5 million in new seed funding from the state, aims to enroll an inaugural cohort of medical students on the Central Coast by fall 2027
• This year’s Dickens Universe will explore a neglected Victorian melodrama
  July 15, 2025
  This summer’s edition of The Dickens Universe – a unique cultural event that brings together scholars, teachers, students, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity – will give Dickens admirers a chance to rediscover The Old Curiosity Shop.
• UC Santa Cruz earns high marks in Princeton Review rankings
  July 15, 2025
  UC Santa Cruz has been named one of the nation’s top universities by The Princeton Review for 2025, earning national recognition for its exceptional financial aid, strong value, sustainability leadership, and stunning campus—affirming its reputation as a student-centered, socially conscious, and academically rigorous institution.
• Here’s how we help an iconic California fish survive the gauntlet of today’s highly modified waterways
  July 14, 2025
  New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to the sea