Gifts & Grants
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Ronnie Lipschutz appointed to chair in integral ecology and environmental justice
Ronnie Lipschutz, professor of politics and provost of Rachel Carson College, was honored as the inaugural holder of the Robert Headley Presidential Chair for Integral Ecology and Environmental Justice.
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UC Santa Cruz receives gift to establish Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies
UC Santa Cruz has received a $500,000 gift from the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation, plus matching funds from the UC Regents, to establish the $1 million “Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies.”
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Film professor receives California Documentary Project grant from Cal Humanities
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of film and digital media John Jota Leaños is the recipient of a 2017 California Documentary Project grant from California Humanities.
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Giving Day 2017 raises more than $520,000 for a wealth of worthy projects
The spirit of friendly competition added excitement to this 24-hour online giving fest, which raised money for a wide array of good causes.
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Astronomer Ruth Murray-Clay appointed to chair in theoretical astrophysics
Investiture ceremony honors Murray-Clay as the inaugural holder of the E. K. Gunderson Family Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics
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Gift from Narinder Kapany will establish Sikh book collection and study room at McHenry Library
UC Santa Cruz has received a gift from Dr. Narinder Kapany to establish the Sundar Singh Kapany Book Collection and the Sundar Singh Kapany Group Study Room in the University Library.
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UCSC biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig wins Sloan Research Fellowship
Corbett-Detig studies evolution and genetic diversity in species ranging from fruit flies to humans.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $191,000 grant to benefit grad students in humanities, arts, social sciences
UC Santa Cruz is one of five universities nationwide selected by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to be part of its new University Initiative program.
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Science Internship Program creates opportunities for high school students
SIP alumni and their families are raising funds to extend the program’s reach and support need-based scholarships.
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UC Santa Cruz launches Murray Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
UC Santa Cruz has established an endowed chair to honor the person most responsible for the thriving Jewish Studies program that exists on the campus today.
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UC Santa Cruz receives $2.2 million for innovation and entrepreneurship program
New support program will help bring research innovations to the marketplace and spur economic development in the Santa Cruz area.
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Santa Cruz receives $450,000 grant to study economic inclusivity in emerging countries
UC Santa Cruz will test and refine the foundation’s emerging inclusive economies framework in geographic contexts and markets.