Alumni
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Alumni Weekend: Keynote speakers to explore the question of how we learn
A distinguished group of speakers will explore the question, “How do we learn?,” at an Alumni Weekend event that will range from virtual reality to adaptive learning techniques.
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Grad students face off in second annual Grad Slam competition April 6
Ten graduate students will face off April 6 in the second annual Grad Slam competition, a spirited forum during which doctoral students present their research in three minutes.
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Alumni Weekend 2016: Get ready for the ride, and Come Home
Alumni are welcomed back to campus for a weekend of reminiscing and reveling, with a plethora of events ranging from the scholarly to the celebratory.
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Robert Reich’s Santa Cruz appearance to be web streamed live
The upcoming Santa Cruz appearance by former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich at the Rio Theatre April 5, sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Blum Center, will be streamed online live, broadcast on KZSC, and simulcast at the Music Recital Hall on campus.
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The storyteller and the detective
Alumna and best-selling author Laurie R. King reflects on the craft of storytelling and on her legendary fictional character, Mary Russell.
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Alumna Anne Flett-Giordano Credits her Extraordinary Writing Career to One Crazy Night at Porter College
Growing up in Danville, California, Emmy Award-winning comedy screenplay writer and UC Santa Cruz, Porter College alum Anne Flett-Giordano got an early start on how to tell enthralling stories.
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Arts Dean’s Lecture Series to explore climate justice, art, activism, and the environment
“Climate Justice Now!–Art Activism, Environment Today” is the title of the 2016 Arts Dean’s Lecture Series–an array of free public talks running March 30 to May 25 at UC Santa Cruz.
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Other Minds donates archives to UC Santa Cruz
Other Minds—the acclaimed San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of new and experimental music—has donated its archives to UC Santa Cruz.
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Female computer science grad students find supportive environment at UC Santa Cruz
UCSC’s Department of Computer Science is producing successful female graduates at a time when women remain underrepresented in the tech workforce.
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Message on Cowell, Stevenson coffee shops
The Cowell and Stevenson coffee shops play an important role in our college communities and are valued institutions for generations of alumni. At no point were they going to close.
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Forums set for proposed renovations of Cowell, Stevenson coffee shops
Cowell and Stevenson colleges will hold two community forums during the first week of April to gather input on proposed renovations and other changes to the college coffee shops.
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UC Santa Cruz launches online programming course by Ira Pohl
UC Santa Cruz has launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), C++ for C Programmers (Part A), on the Coursera platform.