Recent awards and honors

• June 14, 2018

  Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

  Brooks will receive a $300,000 award over four years to support her research on how mutations associated with cancer cause changes in gene expression.

• June 1, 2018

  Biochemist Carrie Partch honored for research on biological clocks

  The latest findings from Partch's lab have resolved a longstanding question about how the timing of our biological clocks is regulated.

• May 29, 2018

  'First-gen' student pays it forward

  The University of California is honoring Valeria Jacqueline Alonso Blanco with a prestigious award recognizing the impact of her leadership, advocacy and activism.

• May 29, 2018

  Awards luncheon celebrates excellence in student scholarship

  Students in the Division of Social Sciences gathered with friends, family members, faculty, staff, and donors on Thursday, May 24, to celebrate excellence in student scholarship and creativity.

• May 25, 2018

  Educational Partnership Center executive director honored with Winston Doby Impact Award

  Maria Rocha-Ruiz, executive director of the UC Santa Cruz Educational Partnership Center, is this year’s recipient of the Dr. Winston Doby Impact Award, which recognizes her commitment to improving educational opportunities for California students.

• May 23, 2018

  Biologist Beth Shapiro selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

  Shapiro’s Paleogenomics Lab at UC Santa Cruz uses ancient DNA to study evolutionary history and the effects of environmental change on species and ecosystems.

• May 21, 2018

  Computer scientist Owen Arden wins NSF CAREER Award

  Owen Arden, assistant professor of computer science in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

• May 21, 2018

  Racism expert Tom Pettigrew shares award for impactful scholarship

  Tom Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology at UC Santa Cruz, is being recognized by the Society for Experimental Social Psychology for the impact of his scholarship.

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