Author: Dan White
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Momentum builds for COVID-19 Slug Support fundraiser
The COVID-19 Slug Support campaign is a runaway success, and its momentum keeps building day by day, with a fundraising total of nearly $150,000.
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Art Torres: UC Santa Cruz’s fifth alumni regent
Art Torres (Stevenson, ‘68, government), a former California state senator and former chair of the California Democratic Party, was named the fifth UC Santa Cruz alumnus to represent the campus on the Board of Regents.
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On a mission for masks
Catherine Sonquist Forest is on an urgent mission to crowdsource, manufacture, and deliver cloth masks to those who need them the most in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Raising funds for students in need
Hundreds of donors have kicked in more than $81,000 to boost the ongoing COVID-19 Slug Support Campaign, which is helping students in dire need because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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Careers of distinction
The recipients of this year’s UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni awards are leaders in their fields, advocating for the humanities, pioneering sustainable food practices, making breakthroughs in biology and statistics, and nurturing the careers of future composers.
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Fighting on the front lines of COVID-19
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Jon Mark Hirshon is an emergency doctor in Baltimore, fighting COVID-19 in a large metropolitan area that is just starting to feel the brunt of coronavirus.
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Pandemics expert: We need leadership, creative thinking, and government accountability as coronavirus spreads
Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Laurie Garrett calls for communities to work together to cope with the coronavirus, caring for the most vulnerable and fighting back against misinformation.
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Kresge renewal project kicks off
This October, UC Santa Cruz will start construction on the first phase of its Kresge renewal project, with plans to add a new academic building and residence halls to the college, refurbish existing buildings, and provide accessibility
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Tales of brutality and survival
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead enthralled a Santa Cruz crowd with stories from Nickel Boys, his new bestselling novel based on the horrifying true story of a notorious reform school in the Florida Panhandle.
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Moving in and moving up
Move-in at UC Santa Cruz was a time of new beginnings, farewells, excitement and nostalgia. The campus expected to welcome more than 9,000 students to the community over the course of the week.
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Exploring the worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Arwen Curry (Kresge ’96, language studies) spent over 10 years making her revelatory documentary about the life and work of legendary sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin. Tonight Curry’s film gets its national broadcast debut on PBS.
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Slug spirit shines bright on commencement weekend
Grads celebrated family and friends and cherished the moment during Commencement Weekend 2019 at UC Santa Cruz. Nearly 2,700 undergraduates had applied to participate in college commencement ceremonies.