UC Santa Cruz has announced the Innovation Catalyst Grant proof-of-concept program awardees, showcasing the campus’s commitment to fostering transformative research with significant societal benefits.

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) A tulip magnolia tree blooms in glorious color this week on Chestnut Street in downtown Santa Cruz. The species is native to east and southeast Asia ...

SANTA CRUZ — While a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz history professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient artifacts in Syria marked with an alphabetic script whose ...

Your message was sent. You'll receive a response shortly. The verdict: With much of its updated interior and exterior shared with the similarly refreshed 2025 Tucson SUV, the new Santa Cruz is a ...

Quin Ulrich, a UC Santa Cruz student, is in disbelief. He returned to school after winter break only to learn that wildfires in LA County had destroyed his hometown of Altadena. Quin Ulrich ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, Walmart has a new logo. The international retailer describes it as a “a comprehensive brand refresh,” but the online world hasn’t been quite so kind to ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County fire crews are lending support to colleagues in Southern California as they battle what experts are already calling one of the costliest disasters in United States ...

It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive. Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying bags filled with retail goodies. A line spills out of the ice cream shop.

Walmart is giving its logo the first facelift in nearly two decades, rolling out a new identity that is a subtle nod to its past. The 61-year-old company unveiled Monday a refresh of its brand ...

Here are some before and after pictures of the company's wordmark and logo. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's a look at how the new wordmark and logo will appear on ...