2026
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Humanities skills are transferable skills
UC Santa Cruz humanities students graduate with a toolkit of transferable skills in high demand across fields ranging from academia to the entertainment industry and high-tech startups. Here are the stories of UC Santa Cruz humanities graduates thriving in a wide range of jobs.
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In Memoriam: Todd Newberry
A beloved teacher with a conviction in the power of a liberal arts education, Newberry inspired thousands of students to approach life with both wonder and, most importantly, incisive questions.
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From climate resilience to forensic science, 2025 Innovation Impact Award recipients announced
Their work demonstrates how UC Santa Cruz innovation moves from discovery to real-world benefit.
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Grants support DIY irrigation and smart, electric tractors for specialty crop growers
Two projects are receiving support from the USDA 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
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UC Santa Cruz & HFFD: Breaking records and feeding hope, once again
The community donated enough to provide healthy food to 846 people all year long!
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Alumni-founded biotech firm enters partnership to advance treatment for undruggable targets
Unnatural Products, a biotech company founded by UC Santa Cruz alumni Cameron Pye (Ph.D. ’17, chemistry & biochemistry) and Joshua Schwochert (Ph.D. ’17, chemistry & biochemistry), opens up treatment possibilities for diseases once thought to be undruggable.
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In Memoriam – Teresa de Lauretis (1938-2026)
A pioneering thinker who brought semiotics and psychoanalytic theory to bear upon cinematic representations of desire, de Lauretis taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from the mid-1980s until her retirement in 2008 as Distinguished Professor Emerita.
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Questions that Matter: Lessons on the good life from a Star Trek opera-in-progress
For the past decade, an eclectic group of professors, staff members, and show-business professionals has been working hard to bring a Star Trek opera to vibrant life. Now, they are inviting the public to delve more deeply into the philosophical heart of their interstellar project. Their talk, “How to Live Long and Prosper: Lessons from a…
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The creation of the Cigarette Surfboard
Alumnus Ben Judkins’s (Kresge ’17, film and digital media) award-winning documentary follows the creation of the Cigarette Surfboard: A surfboard created by friend Taylor Lane from 10,000+ cigarette butts collected off beaches. Judkins’s documentary has helped influence legislation in Santa Cruz County, and will be screened at UC Santa Cruz on March 8.
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The Lionel Cantú Queer Center food pantry seeks community support
The Lionel Cantú Queer Center seeks donations as student demand hits record levels. Help sustain their 24/7 food pantry by donating nonperishable items to support student wellness.
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Brain organoids can be trained to solve a goal-directed task
UC Santa Cruz researchers are exploring how brains learn, adapt, and improve, which could help us better understand and address neurological conditions.