The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will provide more than $2.6 million for two major stem cell research projects led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz. |
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Alumni Reunion Weekend, Banana Slug Day, and Cowell and Stevenson Family Day recently combined to fill the UCSC campus with bustling activity.
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Peter Bratt (Cowell ’86, politics)—Rockefeller Fellow; Peabody Award winner; Emmy-nominated film producer, writer, and director; community organizer; and social justice activist—received UC Santa Cruz’s 2023 Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni award.
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UCSC recently hosted its first Land Acknowledgment event, recognizing the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and its place in the local history of the land and the creation of the campus. |
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STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVE
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While at UCSC, student Marisol Ornelas is working to remedy the many obstacles on the road to higher education. |
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Computational media Ph.D. student Kevin Weatherwax's research is supported through the Piatt Fellowship, a scholarship for doctoral students from Santa Cruz County. |
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Pioneer alumnus Louie Campos related to Oakes College’s commitment to intellectual, academic, and personal inquiry rooted in the possibility of affecting positive social and political change—which he says still holds true with him.
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A daughter of a Vietnamese refugee and a Mexican immigrant, Kim Bernice Nguyen advocates for her community as the youngest person to hold a seat on the Garden Grove City Council. In January, Nguyen announced her run for Congress. |
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Two UCSC professors took a group of history students to Egypt on a first-of-its-kind trip in December, making classroom lessons come alive in a life-changing experience.
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UCSC’s emerging Center for Coastal Climate Resilience is applying scientific research to develop policy around climate change and coastal sustainability, while incorporating the campus’s ideals of social justice and collaboration
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Monday, May 8, 6:30–8 p.m. Virtual |
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Wednesday, May 17, 5:30 p.m. UCSC Silicon Valley Extension and virtual |
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This year we are reading Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Pulitzer Prize—winning science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. |
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Many upcoming events are being delivered virtually; check calendar.ucsc.edu for latest updates
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Thursday, May 4, 10:30 a.m.–12 noon Location: Seymour Marine Discovery Center Other dates available through June 1 |
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Tuesday, May 9, 4–7 p.m. In-person at Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Virtual |
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Tuesday, May 16, 3:15–4:45 p.m. Location: University Center, Bhojwani Room |
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