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APRIL 2021

NEWSLETTER

Ian Garrick-Bethell and Mikhail Kreslavsky with moon background

Over the moon

NASA has selected two UC Santa Cruz scientists—Ian Garrick-Bethell and Mikhail Kreslavsky—to join the upcoming Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission. They'll be among the nine participating scientists who will join the KPLO science team.

ALSO FEATURED

Economics Professor and Center for Analytical Finance Co-Director Galina Hale is uncovering how appearance affects career success for economists.

The appearance of bias

Economics Professor Galina Hale has been studying how physical appearance affects long-term career success for economists.

The research enterprise at UC Santa Cruz has never been stronger, setting the stage for the Hub to accelerate current work in business development, industry alliances, technology transfer, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

We mean business

UC Santa Cruz is launching a new support center to advance innovation, entrepreneurship, and business engagement that will leverage the campus’s innovative spirit and be guided by its deep commitment to environmental and social justice.

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ALUMNI UPDATES

Kalwis Lo (Stevenson ’11, politics and education) with former President Obama

Kree Filer (Oakes ’12, feminist studies with a concentration on law, politics, and social justice)

Kalwis Lo: Expanding access

Kalwis Lo (Stevenson ’11, politics and education) learned an important lesson about education as he battled a cancer that threatened not only to end his life but also bankrupt his family.

Slugs of service

The Filer family includes three high-profile UC Santa Cruz alumni who are making a name for themselves and giving back.

EVENTS

Many events are delivered virtually; check calendar.ucsc.edu for updates