Campus News
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‘Be so good they can’t ignore you’
Creative obsession and hard work led alumnus Kalen Egan to his role in producing one of Amazon’s most popular television series, The Man in the High Castle.
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Alumna committed to improving financial literacy for women
Sherry Paul committed herself to financial literacy after witnessing the negative impact of financial inequities—what happens when people don’t have money to support their basic needs and their ideals.
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Move Out Program and Garage Sale Weekend: Diverting unwanted items from waterways and landfills – Earn a FREE large pizza from Woodstock’s
As you know, it has been a tradition at UCSC to lower our impact on the environment. When you move out at the end of the quarter, it may seem generous to leave your items on the sidewalk with a “FREE” sign. Unfortunately this material ends up in our waterways, the bay or in landfills.
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Karen Holl recognized for tropical forest restoration work
Karen Holl, professor of environmental studies, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Theodore M. Sperry Award, presented by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).
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Alison Galloway to discuss “Life of the Dead” at the Rio Theatre on June 6
Forensic anthropologist Alison Galloway will give a public lecture on June 6 about the natural history of human decomposition and her work analyzing human remains.
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Psychology research featured in NSF video showcase
A new video about Barbara Rogoff’s research is featured this week in the National Science Foundation 2017 “STEM for All” Video Showcase.
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‘Zoot Suit’ still relevant four decades later
When Zoot Suit premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 1978, it was more than just an instant success. As former Los Angeles Times theater critic Sylvie Drake recently observed, “it exploded on the stage with the force of a sociopolitical A-bomb.”
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Outstanding Staff Award: Lived experience brings need for humanities into sharp focus
Irena Polić, this year’s Outstanding Staff Award honoree, is a passionate advocate for the humanities. “They are our life,” she said. “The humanities show us who we are and where we come from.”
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New coral reef fish species shows rare parental care behavior
Evolutionary biologist Giacomo Bernardi and his students discovered a new species of damselfish that cares for its young.
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UC Santa Cruz students to show VR projects and videogames in public showcase
The ‘Sammy Showcase’ on Saturday, June 3, is hosted by the Games and Playable Media program at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus.
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Graduating senior propelled by curiosity and a desire to give back
Jenn Figueroa arrived at College Ten from her hometown of Northridge and proceeded to take advantage of every extracurricular program offered by College Nine and College Ten.