Awards & Honors

Recent awards and honors

• August 30, 2024

  Getoor wins major data mining award

  Lise Getoor, UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, was honored with the ACM SigKDD Innovation Award.

• August 29, 2024

  Genomics Institute researcher Melissa Cline to lead efforts to facilitate diagnosis of genetic diseases

  Genomics Institute associate research scientist Melissa Cline will serve as the co-lead of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health’s Genomic Knowledge Standards Work Stream.

• August 28, 2024

  Math professor awarded fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study

  Kasia Jankiewicz, assistant math professor at UC Santa Cruz, has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in its School of Mathematics for the 2024-25 academic year. This prestigious membership allows for focused research and the free and open exchange of ideas among an international community of scholars.

• August 27, 2024

  UC Santa Cruz professor honored by American Chemical Society for natural-products discovery

  Phil Crews, distinguished research professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is being honored by the American Chemical Society for outstanding work in the analysis, structural elucidation, and chemical synthesis of natural products.

• August 14, 2024

  Dan Costa to accept Monterey Bay marine sanctuary award with lecture on September 25

  The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary will present its Ed Ricketts Memorial Award to Dan Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and former director of UC Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Sciences. As part of the honor, Costa will deliver a free lecture at the sanctuary's Exploration Center starting at 6:30 p.m.

• August 5, 2024

  Fisheries Collaborative staff honored for excellence and impactful work

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is honoring multiple employees of UC Santa Cruz's Fisheries Collaborative Program for their contributions as members of NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) community.

• July 31, 2024

  Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship recognized with ‘Inspiring Programs in STEM’ award

  The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Research Mentoring Internship program was recognized with the ‘Inspiring Programs in STEM’ award from Insight Into Diversity magazine.

• July 23, 2024

  Biochemist Carrie Partch selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

  Carrie Partch, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, is among 26 top scientists chosen by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to be HHMI investigators and receive the support needed to move their research in creative new directions and make groundbreaking discoveries.

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