UCSC researchers lead and take part in a scientific drilling expedition to the Japan Trench to examine the massive movement of tectonic plates that resulted in the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

Nuclear policy expert Daniel Hirsch lectures at the Stevenson College Event Center about nuclear energy and what the Fukushima disaster means for the world.

Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee sent over $5,000 in support to Japan in the aftermath of multiple earthquakes and a tsunami, helping to provide emergency relief to Natori through its domestic sister city, Shingu.