 | Slugs get their day in the sun
| Alumni Weekend 2017 drew a throng of happy revelers, with more than 1,700 alumni and their guests flocking to campus to remember, reunite, and reignite their passion for learning.
| |  | | Science dreams | | A recent visit by local high school students was part of an ongoing outreach effort by UC Santa Cruz’s STEM Diversity Programs, which encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in the sciences. | |  | | Alluring acreage | | For about a decade, institutional investors have been buying up farmland across the country in a trend that could have significant impacts on farmers. | |  | | Niketa Calame: Acting with purpose | When Niketa Calame (Oakes '02, theater arts) was 5, her mom put a microphone in her hand. It was, says Calame, as if she had suddenly come alive.
| |  | | Jennifer Andaluz: Providing stepping stones to college | Jennifer Andaluz (Oakes '94, American studies) doesn’t believe in predictions indicating low-income, minority students are unlikely to attend a prestigious university. In fact, the charter school network she cofounded is intended to disrupt that kind of data.
| | | | | Alumni Regional Events | | Silicon Valley – Tuesday, May 16 | Kraw Lecture Series 2—Mark Akeson: The Science and Engineering that put DNA Sequencing in Space
at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley campus | | Santa Cruz – Saturday, May 20 | Alumni and Student Volunteer Service Day
at Natural Bridges | | » More Regional Events | |  | | Lights, camera, social action | | Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, UC Santa Cruz’s Social Documentation program produces socially conscious films that shine light on neglected subjects. | |  | Pop-Up: Righteous farming
| Graduates of UC Santa Cruz’s Farm & Garden apprenticeship program have been planting the seeds of organic farming all over the nation.
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