Join the UC Santa Cruz community on April 25th to celebrate National DNA DAY! Come learn how to extract DNA from strawberries, and hear about how research at UC Santa Cruz is advancing new discoveries in fields as diverse as cancer treatment, AIDS vaccines, and environmental conservation. Enjoy cultural dance performances by Sabrosura and Los Mejicas while learning more about UCSC student research.

This year's celebration will take place in the Baskin Engineering courtyard on Science Hill. Everyone is invited!

Breaking news!

We're bringing back the double helix dance and T-shirts for #DNADAY2019! Here's a taste of what that looks like from 2013.

Learn more about the rich legacy of the Human Genome Project at UC Santa Cruz. Visit the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute on the web at http://genomics.ucsc.edu.

Important: Vehicle parking is very limited on campus. Read more: http://taps.ucsc.edu/parking/visitor-parking.html