NOVEMBER 2018

Newsletter

Cover of the special report: “From Resistance to Renewal.”

Guide to an economic "reboot" for California

A new report offers a step-by-step program for innovation and inclusion to address inequity in the Golden State.

also featured

Growing concern over the health effects of phthalates has spurred a search for alternatives that can add flexibility to plastics without leaching out.

Photo of Psychology Professor Phil Hammack

From asexuality to heteroflexibilty

TA researcher calls for a "paradigm shift" in the study of intimacy as the 21st century ushers in a new openness about intimate relationships and people embrace choices that flout cultural norms.

» More Stories

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Year of Alumni

Ada Recinos: Council crusader

Ada Recinos’s Salvadoran mother and grandmother were on her mind when the 26-year-old was sworn in as the city of Richmond’s youngest council member in 2017.

Darrick Smith: A mission to give back

During his childhood in Oakland, Darrick Smith decided to work for social equity through education. Now he’s assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of San Francisco.

Events

Featured Events

Gary Griggs Presentation and Book Signing
Thursday, November 29
Seymour Marine Discovery Center

» More Exciting Events

REGIONAL EVENTS

Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, November 27

In Conversation: An Evening with UC President Janet Napolitano
at UC Washington Center

Portland, OR – Wednesday, December 5

Portland Slugs Mixer
at Victoria Bar

Silicon Valley – Wednesday, December 5

Kraw Lecture Series - Roberto Manduchi and Jared Duval - Universal Access & Serious Games
at The UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus

» More Regional Events

Mark your calendar! Alumni Weekend: April 26–28, 2019

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?

Share your latest news with your fellow Banana Slugs in an Alumni Note.

UC Santa Cruz Magazine

Tuned in

Alumna Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, took a chance and joined Google as employee No. 16 in 1999—now she’s working to bring more women into the world of high tech.

Hope for housing

With housing costs becoming a crisis both locally and statewide, an ambitious UC Santa Cruz project called No Place Like Home seeks to inform the debate—and the quest for solutions—through research.

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