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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Danny Cruz at University of Michigan Medicine
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Danny Cruz (Porter ’24, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) is a Cellular and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Student at University of Michigan Medicine.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ciara Bolt at UC San Francisco and Natera
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ciara Bolt (Kresge ’24, molecular, cell and developmental biology) worked as a Junior Specialist in the Sil Lab at UC San Francisco and now holds a position as a research associate at Natera, a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ…
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Smeet Mehta at 100x.VC Mumbai
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Smeet Mehta (Crown ’24, philosophy) works as an analyst at 100x.VC—an early-stage venture capital firm based in Mumbai—to help startups get the funding they need to start their journeys.
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Smart device uses AI and bioelectronics to speed up wound healing process
A wearable device called “a-Heal,” designed by engineers at UC Santa Cruz, aims to optimize each stage of the wound healing process.
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Shaping tomorrow’s visionaries: local high school students experience Art for All at UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences
From joining scientists to observe blue whales in Monterey Bay, to making plant dyes with visiting artist Christina Howard Sandoval (Chalon Nation) at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden, high school students from across Santa Cruz County experienced art and science as never before this summer at UC Santa Cruz.
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Study reveals user preferences for social media in the AR ‘metaverse’
Research explores how privacy and content format impact users’ level of comfort in sharing and consuming social media AR content.
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Fall Move-In brings students back to campus
UC Santa Cruz welcomed thousands of students and families during Move-In 2025, filling residence halls and launching Slug Start, a six-week celebration of campus life.
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This spooky season, join UC Santa Cruz experts in exploring what scares us and why
As Halloween approaches, UC Santa Cruz faculty are undertaking scholarly investigations of zombies, digging up cultural histories of vampires, and delving deeply into the metaphysics of creepiness.
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Advocating for federal investment in medical research
UC Santa Cruz researchers are sharing examples of how federal funding supports breakthrough innovations in health care.


