News
Humanities students are rethinking incarceration through VAST and EXCEL programs
56+ min ago (1150+ words) Gina Dent, Professor of Humanities and Faculty Director of the Institute of the Arts & Sciences, speaks to students at an exhibit at the IAS. Humanities students at UC Santa Cruz are finding new ways to think about incarceration through art,…...
Creativity and community: Student Rebecca Oregel shares impact of scholarship support on her UCSC journey
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (603+ words) As the recipient of the Alumni Association Scholarship and Eric Thomas Memorial Award, Rebecca Oregel reflects on how that support has fueled her journey as a first-generation student, artist, and community leader at UC Santa Cruz. Rebecca Oregel (Merrill "26, global…...
UC Santa Cruz partners with NASA's Ames Research Center to create opportunities for students and research collaborations
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (319+ words) The partnership, established as a Space Act agreement, builds on a collaboration between campus and the government research center that was first forged in 2003 NASA's Ames Research Center'one of the space agency's 10 field centers'is located in the heart of Silicon…...
Art, research, and Night at the Museum: The flourishing partnership between UC Santa Cruz Humanities and the Museum of Art and History" - News
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1306+ words) Over the past ten years, the Humanities Division and The Humanities Institute have had a unique and successful partnership with the Museum of Art and History, working closely on exhibitions, public programming, student fellowships, and research initiatives that connect the…...
A path shaped by passion: Alumnus David Gleason's lifelong dedication to Russian studies and supporting the Humanities
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1033+ words) UC Santa Cruz alumnus David Gleason supports the university through charitable gift annuities. His philanthropic support of UC Santa Cruz is rooted in a deep gratitude for how his time there shaped the path that followed'working for Apple in the…...
Extinction is not inevitable: Genomics symposium explores using DNA to save life on Earth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) Conservation genomics is a bold new tool for protecting life on earth, but it will take all of us to slow the extinction crisis. How do scientists communicate the urgency of this crisis without scaring away the very people they…...
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2026: Celebrating the Class of "76
2+ week, 6+ day ago (666+ words) UC Santa Cruz's Alumni Reunion Weekend brought Banana Slugs back to the redwoods for a weekend of celebration. UC Santa Cruz's Class of 1976 showed up in force and in great spirits to Alumni Reunion Weekend April 24-26. Despite clouds, fog, and…...
Over 5, 000 biodiversity observations across more than 1, 300 species equals first place in national competition
2+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) The campus chapter of the Ecological Society of America's flagship education program SEEDS blew away all other competing chapters around the country, thanks to Santa Cruz's thriving natural habitats Undergraduate Emily Halim holds up a Southern Alligator Lizard, which defensively…...
UC Santa Cruz receives California Department of Fish and Wildlife funding to assess health of state's streams
3+ week, 1+ day ago (599+ words) A $2. 2 million grant will scale a pioneering environmental DNA-based index, adding a broad biodiversity assessment tool that benefits statewide management of vital freshwater ecosystems CALe DNA technician Ajith Seresinghe samples Pauley Creek, monitored by the Sierra Streams Institute, in Tahoe…...
Alumnus John Kim receives multiple film festival selections for his debut independent feature film Reunion
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1021+ words) John Kim's (Porter '84, creative writing and literature) debut independent feature film Reunion follows an Asian American funeral home worker who attends his high school reunion hoping to jump-start his life, only to be mistaken for a successful alumnus from another…...