2017
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Honoring the legacy of César E. Chávez on campus
The legacy of César Chávez, who would have been 90 years old this Friday, includes deep and lasting relationships with many UC Santa Cruz alumni, faculty, and staff, whose lives were changed through the nonviolent farmworker movement that started in the ’60s and continues today.
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Career Tracks Event Update
Following is a quick update of our upcoming Career Tracks Support Events.
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Prop. 8 plaintiff Kris Perry receives Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award
“You only win your civil rights by fighting for them,” says alumna Kris Perry, who will be honored at a reception on Friday, April 28.
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Astronomers observe early stages of Milky Way-like galaxies in distant universe
New observations reveal massive, dusty galaxies with high rates of star formation and large, extended layers of gas.
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Universe’s ultraviolet background provides clues about missing galaxies
A new technique to detect the cosmic ultraviolet background radiation may show why there are so few small galaxies.
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Colorful new species of sea slug named after Long Marine Lab’s Gary McDonald
McDonald, who has spent decades studying and documenting California nudibranchs (sea slugs), was honored by fellow researchers.
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Water wizards: Building an underground savings account to bolster water supply
An innovative water-conservation strategy diverts water from overflowing rivers to fallow farmland, where it seeps into the soil and replenishes depleted aquifers.
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Rescuing data and shoring up environmental agencies in the Trump era
Sociologist Lindsey Dillon is part of a network of data champions monitoring federal websites to preserve scientific data and track changes made by the Trump administration.
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Alumnus takes students into Africa
Melvin Cox’s Focus on Africa class has taken more than a dozen students to the continent over the past two years, showing another side of Africa—one that is multiethnic and multicultural, with thriving cities and economic opportunities.
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Nominations for Excellence in Teaching Award
Is there an instructor who you think deserves special recognition from your spring quarter 2016? If so, nominate that person for an Excellence in Teaching Award!
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Scotts Valley Center open house
The UC Santa Cruz campus community is cordially invited to an open house at the new UC Santa Cruz Scotts Valley Center, professional offices to staff in Business and Administrative Services, Information Technology Services, and University Relations. The open house will run from 4–5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in the first floor of the building. People…
