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2015 Experiential Learning

December 14, 2015
Cultivating a garden — and food security — in Watsonville
College Nine and Ten Provost Flora Lu and her students are forging campus-community collaborations through a community garden at Calabasas Elementary School in Watsonville.
December 07, 2015
First-in-family student pursues game design
A freshman at UC Santa Cruz, Briana Sidney is the first in her family to attend college, and she's on the road to becoming a game designer.
December 02, 2015
UC Santa Cruz will host third annual hackathon January 29 to 31
Hack UCSC 2016 will draw coders, designers, and entrepreneurs for a coding marathon
November 18, 2015
Dancing biologist finds inspiration in both art and science
For Xochitl Clare it’s easy to see a link between a 4,000-pound pinniped and a boisterous form of Cuban dance — a very real relationship between art and science.
November 17, 2015
UC Santa Cruz launches conservation scholars program to increase diversity
A UC Santa Cruz program to nurture a diverse cadre of environmental conservation leaders will receive $2 million over four years from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, joining four other universities in the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program.
September 29, 2015
Gift funds new Presidential Chair for the UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves
Endowment established by Helen and Will Webster Foundation broadens opportunities to use natural reserves as living labs and outdoor classrooms.
September 16, 2015
Paying it forward: annual Farm to Fork event honors past and future farmers
The Farm to Fork dinner series has supported more than 150 apprentices through scholarships and subsidized meal plans.
September 15, 2015
Oakes College founding provost to speak on his journey
J. Herman Blake will deliver a talk, “My Unique Journey: Learning Never Ends,” at 11 a.m. Sept. 26 outside the McHenry Library as part of Founders Celebration weekend.
September 09, 2015
Pie potluck, barn dance mark Cowell Ranch Hay Barn dedication Saturday, Sept. 12
A pie potluck and barn dance will be featured at the dedication of the newly rebuilt Cowell Ranch Hay Barn that will soon become a multi-use teaching, office and event space, and headquarters for the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz.
September 09, 2015
Long-running UC Santa Cruz program supports diversity in biomedical sciences
Renewal of NIH grant provides $4 million for program supporting underrepresented minority students in biomedical fields.
August 17, 2015
Undergrads exhibit summer research projects at annual symposium
More than 80 undergraduate students presented their summer research projects at the 2015 Summer Research Symposium.
August 07, 2015
'Doing something significant with my life'
Molecular, cell and developmental biology student Hector Navarro, who came from humble beginnings, now works in a genetics lab on campus with the goal of becoming a cancer researcher.
July 30, 2015
Summertime, and the research is happening
Transfer student Guinevere Ashley, who is working this summer in a campus lab, has found meaning and purpose in biomedical sciences research.
June 11, 2015
Police ambassador program helps students with career plans
Graduating students Wesley Huynh and Jessica Bauman found that the UC Santa Cruz Police Ambassador Program helped prepare them for careers in law enforcement and accounting.
June 02, 2015
Sleuthing a killer shrub
Students like Jennifer Thompson—who researched why Scotch Broom is toxic to Douglas fir—take advantage of a unique opportunity at UC Santa Cruz: the ability to do research as an undergraduate.
June 01, 2015
Undergrads experience the rewards of research
Students such as Sanjin Mehic showcase one of UC Santa Cruz's most valuable opportunities—the chance to do original research as an undergraduate.
May 12, 2015
Students to document, share trip to World Economic Forum on Africa
"Focus on Africa," taught by documentary filmmaker Melvin Cox (Merrill, '73), has been offered through Merrill College. Cox is discussing Africa's current affairs with students and teaching them about methods to document the World Economic Forum on Africa.
May 11, 2015
First annual Arts Division emeriti awards honor Chip Lord and Lewis Watts
Photographer Lewis Watts (Art Department) and media artist Chip Lord (Film and Digital Media) were honored at an inaugural luncheon to recognize the contributions of emeriti faculty in building the programs, reputation, and physical structures of the Arts Division.
March 10, 2015
UC Santa Cruz professor aims to expand science internships for high school students
Astronomer Puragra GuhaThakurta will use a sabbatical at Google to expand and diversify the Science Internship Program.
January 30, 2015
Friends of Long Marine Lab supports 17 student research projects
From sea otters to sea level rise, Student Research and Education Awards will support a wide range of student research projects.
January 15, 2015
Alumnus Tom Franco brings his collaborative art culture to UC Santa Cruz
“This is a curatorial class—it’s a great atmosphere to experiment,” artist Tom Franco told the 20 students gathered at their first meeting in the Sesnon Gallery at UC Santa Cruz…