Awards & Honors
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Recent awards and honors
August 16, 2017UC Santa Cruz humanities alumna named 2017 Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow
Sophia Magnone (Ph.D. Literature, 2016) is one of 20 new Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows nationwide who will take up two-year assignments working in the fields of policy, civil rights, arts and culture, and the media.
August 10, 2017Biochemist Carrie Partch honored by the Biophysical Society
The Biophysical Society has chosen UCSC biochemist Carrie Partch to receive the 2018 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award.
July 27, 2017UC Santa Cruz humanities alum wins Cabot Prize for journalism in Latin America
Washington Post correspondent and UC Santa Cruz alumnus Nick Miroff has been awarded a 2017 Maria Moors Cabot Prize for his reporting in Latin America.
July 26, 2017Marine biologists John and Vicki Pearse honored at international conference
Marine biologists John and Vicki Pearse were honored for their contributions to echinoderm research at the 2017 North American Echinoderm Conference.
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Distinguished Memberships
Global recognition
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