 | | Exceeding expectations | | Hector Navarro thought that people from working-class families just don’t end up doing cancer research. But he did—and now the new grad is headed to UCLA to complete his doctoral degree. | | |  | | Alan Lovewell: Fishing for change | | Alan Lovewell was frustrated by how hard it was to get fresh seafood that wasn’t mislabeled or harvested by some huge corporation using unsustainable fishing practices. So he decided to do something about it. | |  | | Natalie Batalha: Looking for life | | Alumna Natalie Batalha, who made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people on Earth, has discovered approximately 4,000 new planets—some of which may turn out to be capable of supporting life. | |  | | Mark your calendar: Alumni Weekend 2018, April 27–29 | | | | ALUMNI REGIONAL EVENTS | London – Saturday, July 1
| | 5th Annual UC Summer Barbeque. | London – Sunday, July 9
| | Join Team UC Santa Cruz at the British 10k | San Diego – Wednesday, July 12
| | Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and the California Coast with Professor Gary Griggs at Birch Aquarium | | » More Regional Events | | | The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz | | |  | Gift establishes feminist studies chair
| | The $1 million Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair for Feminist Studies will help fund research and teaching in feminist studies. Bettina Aptheker, distinguished professor of feminist studies, is the inaugural appointee. | | |
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