 | Food worth fighting for
| | A new book co-edited by UC Santa Cruz scholar Julie Guthman documents the breadth of the movement to revamp food production. | |  | By land or by sea?
| | A paradigm-shifting hypothesis laid out by UC Santa Cruz astrobiologists David Deamer and Bruce Damer could reshape our idea about the origin of life. | |  | Organic originals
| Revelers celebrated a half century of pioneering work in organic farming at the 50th anniversary of the Alan Chadwick Garden.
| |  | Reporting recognition
| | Washington Post correspondent and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Nick Miroff has been awarded a 2017 Maria Moors Cabot Prize for his reporting in Latin America. | |  | Slugs with pens
| | Many UC Santa Cruz alumni are making waves in the writing world. Check out our roundup of Slug scribes. | |  | | Mark your calendar: Alumni Weekend 2018, April 27–29 | |
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