Recent awards and honors

• January 10, 2020

  Astronomer Sandra Faber awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

  The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded its Gold Medal in Astronomy to Sandra Faber, professor emerita of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz.

• January 8, 2020

  Arts professor’s anthology named one of 'Best Art Books of the Decade'

  'Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology'--a diverse collection of essays edited by UCSC history of art and visual culture professor Jennifer González--has been named one of the "Best Art Books of the Decade" by ArtNews.

• January 7, 2020

  Biologist Jordan Ward wins NSF CAREER Award

  Jordan Ward, assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.

• December 19, 2019

  Guthman's book named one of the best of 2019

  Julie Guthman's book Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry, has been named one of the best 2019 books about the U.S. food system.

• December 17, 2019

  Biologist Doug Kellogg receives Outstanding Faculty Award

  Doug Kellogg, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has received the 2018–19 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.

• December 11, 2019

  Computer scientist Lise Getoor named ACM Fellow

  Lise Getoor, professor of computer science and engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.

• December 11, 2019

  Electrical engineer Keith Corzine elected IEEE Fellow

  Keith Corzine, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

• December 3, 2019

  Engineer Holger Schmidt elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

  Holger Schmidt, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.

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