Psychology
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From the Air Force to the lab: Veteran J. Scott Martinez translates military experience into neuroscience research
Student J. Scott Martinez took his experience from the U.S. Air Force into his studies in psychology at UC Santa Cruz. Martinez is the recipient of the Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship, an award at UCSC supporting veterans pursuing their degree at the university awarded by the Retirees Association.
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Silver Slug Scholarship supports UCSC staff member through Ph.D. completion
Roxy Davis, a data and evaluation specialist at UC Santa Cruz’s Teaching and Learning Center, is pursuing a Ph.D. in social psychology at the university with the support of the Silver Slug Scholarship.
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Don McCormick’s pioneering career took shape at Kresge College
Don McCormick (Kresge ’76, psychology) built a career exploring how people learn and work together. He traces that work back to Kresge’s bold early experiment in community and participatory democracy.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates new Early Education Center
Ribbon-cutting marks a milestone for the campus’s youngest learners: a purpose-built home with nine classrooms and a new infant program.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Serena Ramirez at Pivotal and Northeastern University
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Serena Ramirez is a development associate for Pivotal, fundraising to bring educational and career opportunities to foster youth, and is pursuing her Master’s in public administration from Northeastern University.
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Collaborating to support youth leadership and voice
2026 Youth & Adult Partnership Summit promotes strategies for working effectively with youth, supported by UC Santa Cruz, United Way, and All Children Thrive.
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CEJA at UC Santa Cruz: Preparing alumni for academic and community impact
Alumni Desiree Ryan (Ph.D. ’24, psychology), David Amaral (Ph.D. ’22, politics), Melina Singh (Ph.D. ‘23, psychology), and Rosalie Lansing (Rachel Carson ’24, sociology) share their experiences with the Center for Economic Justice and Action and how it prepared them to be successful in their careers.
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Social Sciences Division honors student awardees at annual luncheon
On June 5 at the Cowell Ranch Historic Hay Barn, the Division of Social Sciences hosted its annual student awards luncheon to honor and recognize changemakers making a difference through their academic and research excellence.
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From kitchen to cognition: students put nutritional psychology into practice
A UCSC Dining collaboration gives nutritional psychology students a taste of the science they’ve been studying all quarter.
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Eighteen years of mobilizing marginalized students, making science more innovative
Review in Nature Astronomy highlights how UC Santa Cruz’s Lamat Institute leverages cultural strengths through tailored experiences, raises awareness of systemic barriers, and builds culturally validating communities
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New basic needs directory provides UC students with one stop shop for resource information
With assistance and input from students and UC’s basic needs community of practice, the Center for Economic Justice and Action has launched a directory and an AI-powered chatbot to help UC community members locate critical basic needs resources.
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Revealing the secrets of the human brain
UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.