Recent awards and honors

• October 10, 2018

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha to receive Alumni Achievement Award

  After serving as science lead for NASA’s Kepler Mission from 2011 to 2017, Batalha is returning to UC Santa Cruz as a professor of astronomy and astrophysics.

• October 10, 2018

  Three UCSC professors honored as Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences

  Biologist Beth Shapiro and astronomers Claire Max and Natalie Batalha are among 14 new fellows elected to the California Academy of Sciences for 2018.

• October 9, 2018

  UC Santa Cruz honors outstanding staff, teaching, research

  The Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz presented several major awards today (Tuesday, October 9) to recognize outstanding accomplishments by faculty, staff, researchers, and emeriti faculty.

• October 3, 2018

  SACNAS to honor UC Santa Cruz chapter at annual diversity in STEM conference

  The UCSC chapter will be recognized as 2018 Chapter of the Year for its outstanding achievements.

• September 27, 2018

  Chancellor recognized as community hero

  Chancellor George Blumenthal was among 11 community heroes honored by Assemblyman Evan Low, who represents Silicon Valley.

• September 25, 2018

  Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz elected fellow of American Physical Society

  Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, professor and chair of astronomy and astrophysics, has been elected an APS Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to physics.

• September 20, 2018

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo awarded 2018 Farinella Prize

  Francis Nimmo, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, was awarded the 2018 Paolo Farinella Prize at the European Planetary Science Congress in Berlin.

• September 13, 2018

  Emeritus UCSC philosophy professor honored at Oxford University as All Souls College’s first African Prize scholar

  In 1959, UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of philosophy William Abraham won a Prize Fellowship at Oxford University’s All Souls College, an award recognized by many as the ultimate post graduate achievement at the renowned institution. In doing so, the Ghanaian academic became the first African to receive this honor, and in fact remains the only African Prize Fellow to date.

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