University of California, Santa Cruz

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educational institution public research university university

The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university known for its distinctive forested campus overlooking the Monterey Bay and its strengths in fields such as astrophysics, marine sciences, and computer science.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution → public research university → university →
academicStaffSize	over 1,000 →
accreditation	WASC Senior College and University Commission →
affiliation	Association of American Universities →
campusSetting	forested campus →
city	Santa Cruz →
colors	blue → gold →
country	United States of America →
focusesOn	graduate research → undergraduate education →
foundingDate	1965 →
fundingType	public →
governingBody	Regents of the University of California →
hasCampus	Coastal Science Campus → main campus in Santa Cruz, California →
hasCollegeSystem	yes →
hasLibrarySystem	University Library, UC Santa Cruz →
hasMascot	Sammy the Slug →
hasNotableFacility	Lick Observatory (affiliated) → Long Marine Laboratory → UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute →
hasStrength	astronomy and astrophysics → computer engineering → digital arts and new media → genomics → marine biology → oceanography →
knownFor	astrophysics → computer science → marine sciences →
languageOfInstruction	English →
motto	Fiat lux →
numberOfResidentialColleges	10 →
offersDegree	bachelor's degree → doctoral degree → master's degree →
overlooks	Monterey Bay →
partOf	University of California →
shortName	UC Santa Cruz → UCSC →
sportsNickname	Banana Slugs →
state	California →
studentEnrollment	over 18,000 →
type	public university →
website	https://www.ucsc.edu/ →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angela Davis → Bettina Aptheker → Bettina Aptheker → Frank Drake → Raymond Carver → Sandra Faber →	employer
Andy Samberg → Huey P. Newton → John R. Rickford → Julie Packard → Susan Wojcicki →	educatedAt
Monterey Bay region → Santa Cruz, California →	hasUniversity
Santa Cruz County, California → Santa Cruz, California →	knownFor
University of California, Santa Cruz ("UC Santa Cruz") → University of California, Santa Cruz ("UCSC") →	shortName
University City Science Center ("UCSC") →	abbreviation
University of California →	campus
University of California, Santa Cruz ("UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute") →	hasNotableFacility
University of California Board of Regents →	oversees