CRISPRware is a new tool scientists can use to design the best guide RNAs to edit genes in many organisms, without the need for deep bioinformatics expertise. By making gene editing more precise and ...

Santa Cruz County is home to over a thousand nonprofit organizations, groups dedicated to strengthening the community, supporting those in need, and making a meaningful impact. Many of these ...

Alumni-founded and Santa Cruz-based biotech firm Unnatural Products (UNP) announced today that it is partnering with global immunology company argenx, a move that holds potential for life-saving ...

Since graduating in June 2025, Bentley has accepted an internship with the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s office. He hopes to attend law school in the future. Bentley says conducting ...

As the science community’s focus on climate change and adaptation continues to grow, research fellows are playing a pivotal role in driving the innovation needed to build greater resilience in the ...

From left to right: Shelly Meron, John Madrid, Juliet Musso, April Yee, Armando Flores, Patrick Garcia, Gregory Canillas, Jessica Lum, Julia Dolloff, Nicona MacDonald, Annapoorna (Anna) Gururajan, ...

Dear students, We write today to acknowledge the challenges you have faced over the past two weeks as we switched to remote learning and final exams, and to express our sincere gratitude for taking ...

The University of California, Santa Cruz’s Film and Digital Media Department has launched a new Social Documentation Laboratory at the Westside Research Park, expanding the university’s capacity to ...

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has named University of California, Santa Cruz, Professor Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz as the first Latino president of its board of directors in the ...

The Division of Social Sciences’ annual student awards luncheon was held on June 6 at the Cowell Ranch Historic Hay Barn. Students, staff, and faculty gathered alongside Social Sciences Dean Katharyne ...

Each spring quarter, the UCSC Music Department offers up a major opera production–the only fully staged, live opera presentation in Santa Cruz County. This year it will present American composer Mark ...