Recent awards and honors

• April 25, 2018

  Film professor Jennifer Taylor wins fellowship for summer residency at MacDowell Colony

  Assistant professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has received a fellowship for a summer residency at one of the nation’s leading contemporary arts organizations.

• April 19, 2018

  UC Santa Cruz honors alumni Thomas Webb and Susanne Hering

  The Physical and Biological Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.

• April 18, 2018

  Mathematical biologist Marc Mangel elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

• April 10, 2018

  Engineering undergraduate wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

  Aviv Elor, a junior studying robotics engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a 2017 Goldwater Scholar.

• April 3, 2018

  UC Santa Cruz honors alumni: bestselling author Hector Tobar and historian Virginia Espino

  Award-winning journalist and author Héctor Tobar and filmmaker Virginia Espino are the 2018 recipients of the Social Sciences Division's Distinguished Alumni Award.

• March 14, 2018

  Textbook on number theory acclaimed for its novel approach

  Mathematics professor Martin Weissman's new book has received an honorable mention in the 2018 PROSE Awards and raves from fellow mathematicians.

• March 13, 2018

  UC Santa Cruz ranked among top schools for game design

  As in past years, UC Santa Cruz is featured on Princeton Review's 2018 lists for top undergraduate and graduate programs in game design.

• March 13, 2018

  UC Santa Cruz prof and grad student are among honorees at 2018 NEXTies

  The local awards show will be held at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz on Friday, March 23.

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