Social Sciences
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Report exposes rampant illegal fishing in North Korean waters
Ground-breaking study reveals hundreds of vessels fishing illegally in one of the world’s most contested ocean regions, contravening UN sanctions and fueling overfishing.
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CITRIS UCSC funds new pandemic-related research projects
The campus seed funding program is providing $40K grants for three new projects to address the challenges of COVID-19.
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Connecting on campus
Social psychologist Rebecca Covarrubias documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
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Merrill College: Embracing individuality and cultural identities
Merrill College values diversity, inclusion, and experiential learning.
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Hellman Fellows Program and UC announce $125 million commitment to faculty research
The Hellman Fellows Program and the University of California announced a plan to permanently support the Hellman Fellows Program on all 10 campuses in the UC system.
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Michael Soulé, father of conservation biology, dies at 84
Michael Soulé, a professor emeritus of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz who was widely considered the “father of conservation biology,” died on June 17. He was 84.
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Building bridges out of prison walls
Student Alyssa Tamboura began a student-run, volunteer program called Walls to Bridges that mediates meetings between those jailed and their families as a way to work their way back to better relationships.
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Royal Geographical Society publishes special COVID-19 issue
A virtual special issue of Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers features Politics Professor Matt Sparke’s article, “Contextualizing Coronavirus Geographically,” and provides free access to additional articles that provide perspective on the pandemic.
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Monica Estrada Arias
Monica Estrada Arias never met the young man. An activist, he was killed during the 2019 protests in Chile. Yet, as part of a team of UC Santa Cruz students researching the demonstrations, which erupted over cost-of-living increases and economic equalities, Estrada said she will always feel a connection to him.
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Two vital buffers against climate change are just offshore
A new study underscores the need to conserve and restore mangroves and coral reefs for coastal protection.