Explore Google Hangouts! The Catlin Seaview Survey, a major scientific study of The Great Barrier Reef, have been using an underwater camera to capture imagery, as part of their expedition and using Google Hangouts to share with a group of passionate ocean enthusiasts.

Contract & Security

UCSC faculty, staff, and students have access to UCSC Core Google Apps (Email, Calendar, Drive (Docs), Groups, Sites, Chat, and Mobile). Our core Google Apps are governed by a contract between the University of California and Google.

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• Apps Overview

Additional Google Consumer Apps (Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Reader, etc.,) are governed by a contract between YOU and Google. If you would like to use these Consumer Apps with your @ucsc.edu account, you will need to agree to Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which govern these Consumer Apps.

Support for Google Apps

The ITS Support Center can assist you with UCSC Google Email, Calendar, and Groups. At this time, Drive (Docs), Sites, and other Google Apps are self-supported services. The best resource for support is the Google Help Center, or Google Help Forums which contains official Google support documentation for all Google services. 

Greater Accessibility for Google Apps

Google has made a number of accessibility fixes and improvements to several Google Apps, including Docs, Sites, and Calendar. For more information, take a look at Making Google Accessible. 

Google Releases 

To subscribe to the Google Apps Scheduled Release calendar, click on the +Google Calendar icon located at the bottom right of this calendar. These releases may or may not pertain to the UCSC Google domain.