{"id":17,"date":"2022-10-18T20:55:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T20:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-www-ucsc.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:08:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ucsc__homepage-hero has-ucsc-primary-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-124f757b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light ucsc-home-video-banner\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/inspiring-change-optmized.m4v\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-a5b0f920 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-811\" alt=\"bike path and view of the bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04022020_meadow_LN_01.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04022020_meadow_LN_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04022020_meadow_LN_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/04022020_meadow_LN_01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ucsc-primary-blue-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ucsc__homepage-hero--bottom has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-85cb7f89 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile ucsc__homepage-hero-cards has-ucsc-primary-blue-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c5000acc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ucsc__homepage-hero-card has-border-color has-ucsc-primary-yellow-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:31%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ucsc__homepage-hero-card-title has-eight-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-color\">Top 15<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-two-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6\">Alternative Ivies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ucsc-secondary-blue-color has-text-color\">by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2025\/08\/uc-santa-cruz-among-top-15-alt-ivies-of-2025-by-town-country\/\">Town &amp; Country<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ucsc__homepage-hero-card has-border-color has-ucsc-primary-yellow-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:31%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ucsc__homepage-hero-card-title has-eight-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.5\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-color\">#22<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-two-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6\">Top Public Universities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ucsc-secondary-blue-color has-text-color\"><em>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofcalifornia.edu\/news\/university-california-best-public-university-country-forbes-finds\">Forbes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ucsc__homepage-hero-card has-border-color has-ucsc-primary-yellow-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:4px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:31%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ucsc__homepage-hero-card-title has-eight-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.5\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-color\">#6<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-two-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.6\">in Sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ucsc-secondary-blue-color has-text-color\">by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2025\/11\/uc-santa-cruz-earns-multiple-awards-for-sustainability-excellence\/\">Princeton Review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5fd777b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-four-font-size\">Leading at the intersection of innovation and social justice.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-two-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5\">A global research university with an uncommon emphasis on undergraduate research and education, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world\u2019s most celebrated system of public higher education, and stands among the most renowned institutions of higher learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-five-font-size\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-658170e2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7347-4-Large.jpeg\" alt=\"Two students use a brush to carefully uncover a pot within the red clay soil of an archaeology site. \" class=\"wp-image-6412\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;object-fit:cover;width:405px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7347-4-Large.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7347-4-Large-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7347-4-Large-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7347-4-Large-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-two-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2025\/12\/students-in-summer-field-school-unearth-artifacts-new-passion-for-archaeology\/\">Summer archaeology field programs spark discovery<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">An archaeology summer field school in West Africa delivers research breakthroughs while offering career skills and personal growth opportunities for students.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of mangroves across a canal from coastal homes in Florida\" class=\"wp-image-6413\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mangroves-home-sales-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-two-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2025\/11\/photo-field-research-quarter-an-art-filled-road-trip-across-california\/\">Benefits of mangroves show up clearly in real estate data<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">A new study from the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience uses Zillow data to show how mangroves protected property values following hurricanes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Three students sit on the &quot;Porter Squiggle&quot; sculpture and watch the sunset\" class=\"wp-image-6411\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kasey-Morales-UCSC-002-2048x1304.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-two-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2025\/12\/nine-major-wins-worth-celebrating-in-2025\/\">Nine major wins worth celebrating in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">From amazing research discoveries to high-impact education and fundraising initiatives, UC Santa Cruz led positive change, despite headwinds.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/\">See more news<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-277114f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inspiring Change: The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0177H1ZTNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ucsc-primary-blue-color has-text-color has-three-font-size\">Inspiring Change: The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Inspiring Change supports the entire university and spotlights its work on advancing five interconnected themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ucsc-primary-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/ucsantacruz\">See all videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ucsc__callout has-white-color has-ucsc-header-gradient-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcc612d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-five-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;line-height:1.5\">To lead means \u2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-763660d3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element has-white-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"student working on a model in the makers space.\" class=\"wp-image-710 size-thumbnail\" style=\"object-position:28% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Makers-lab.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-five-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.1\"><br><strong>Creating real change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students at UC Santa Cruz learn from incredible faculty, develop new skills through hands-on research opportunities, and have a track record of making an impact. What kind of a pathbreaker, innovator, or changemaker will you become?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ucsc-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/academics\/\">Chart your course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:73px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-763660d3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element has-lightest-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"student assessing digital prints\" class=\"wp-image-712 size-thumbnail\" style=\"object-position:44% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/digital-printing.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1\"><br><strong>Serving our society<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>World-class researchers at UC Santa Cruz unlock mysteries and help to transform our world, addressing some of our most pressing needs\u2014from decoding cancer to protecting our natural environment to creating art that challenges assumptions. What will you contribute?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ucsc-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Learn about our impact<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-763660d3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"student on the beach with binoculars\" class=\"wp-image-163 size-thumbnail\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022_UCSC_research_day2-226.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:110px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Shaping our future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28cff8541c6254ff6e2fac8c6e029d67\">A global community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni, we are committed to climate and economic resiliency for our local and coastal environments through multidisciplinary research, and sustainable and equitable practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ucsc-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/research\/\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Build a stronger world<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:134px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ucsc__callout has-white-color has-ucsc-primary-yellow-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6dd5592f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ucsc-primary-blue-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.5\">Become a Banana Slug, and lead the change.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-style-default has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e1aac1c6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-three-font-size\">Get ready for your future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">UC Santa Cruz graduates are sought after for their knowledge, skills, and passion. Whether you plan to start working right away, or pursue graduate school or professional school, your UC Santa Cruz degree will help you on your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/find-your-program\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/find-your-program\"><strong>Explore our majors and start your future.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-three-font-size\">See for yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most extraordinary campuses in the world, UC Santa Cruz pairs high-impact research with 10 residential colleges\u2014offering students the experience of a small liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/visit-ucsc\/tours\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/visit-ucsc\/tours\"><strong>Take a tour virtually or in person.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-three-font-size\">Here to help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">A UC degree is worth it\u2014and we can help you pay for it. Our financial aid program is one of the best out there. It supports students in all kinds of ways, whatever their background\u2014with grants, scholarships, low-interest loans, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.ucsc.edu\/types-of-aid\/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/financialaid.ucsc.edu\/types-of-aid\/index.html\">Get the details on different kinds of financial aid<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-ucsc-pacific-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-ucsc-pacific-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull ucsc__interstitial has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-two-font-size has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a17cc017 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ucsc-primary-blue-color has-text-color has-five-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">Your journey awaits.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-two-font-size\">When you become a Banana Slug, you join a community of artists, innovators, creators, <br>and justice seekers united in using their voices to change the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ucsc-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-one-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ucsc.edu\/attend-ucsc#how-to-apply\">Apply now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A world-class public research institution comprised of ten residential college communities nestled in the redwood forests and meadows overlooking central California&#8217;s Monterey Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":372,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6420,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/6420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucsc.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}