Alumni
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Gov. Newsom appoints UCSC alumna Kris Perry to key post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed UC Santa Cruz alumna Kris Perry, a nationally recognized advocate for children, to a key post in his new administration.
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In Memoriam: John Mortenson
John Keith Mortenson, a founding staff member at UC Santa Cruz, died on Jan. 10 in Salem, Oregon. Mortenson worked as the personnel manager for UC Santa Cruz from 1964 through 1981. He was born on August 29, 1934 in Monterey, California to Norvin and Erna Mortenson and was raised in Monterey. Mortenson attended Monterey…
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Questions That Matter public humanities series to spotlight ‘Data and Democracy’ at Kuumbwa Center
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz will present “Data and Democracy”—the fifth installment of its signature Questions That Matter series—on Tuesday, January 29, at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Professor honored by Linguistic Society of America for decades of work on endangered languages
UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor of linguistics Judith Aissen was awarded the prestigious Kenneth L. Hale Award last week in New York City at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). The LSA is the major professional society in the United States that is dedicated to the scientific study of language.
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Institute of Arts and Sciences to present talk by politically provocative artist Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is perhaps best known for his landmark series of text-based paintings, which draw on the words of such diverse figures as Richard Pryor, Zora Neale Hurston, and Gertrude Stein. On Jan. 15, the Institute of Arts and Sciences will present a lecture by Ligon at UCSC’s Digital Arts Research Center
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UC Santa Cruz historian and founding faculty member John Dizikes dies at 86
John Dizikes, a professor emeritus of American Studies and a founding member of the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz, died at his home in Santa Cruz on December 26, 2018.
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Two new books published by UC Santa Cruz poet, lecturer, and alumnus Gary Young
UC Santa Cruz literature lecturer Gary Young has just released “That’s What I Thought,” a new poetry collection which has been honored with the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award from Persea Books in New York City.
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Ocean fertilization by unusual microbes extends to frigid waters of Arctic Ocean
Researchers have documented nitrogen fixation by an unusual type of cyanobacteria in the cold waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
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Alumna Irma Eréndira Sandoval leads Mexico’s anti-corruption efforts
Mexico’s new president tapped UC Santa Cruz alumna Irma Sandoval to lead the government’s anti-corruption efforts.
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DVD box set curated by Shelley Stamp wins 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Award
“Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers”–a Kino Classics box set curated by UC Santa Cruz film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp and executive produced by actress, director, and screenwriter Illeana Douglas–has received a 2018 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
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Art exhibit highlights the ubiquity of motors
“Motors Surround Us”—a collaboration between a physics lecturer, her students, and community artists—will be on display through Dec. 31 in the atrium of the Physical Sciences Building.
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Summer abroad programs offer hands-on learning opportunities
UC Santa Cruz has significantly expanded its faculty-led summer abroad programs, now offering seven different opportunities for students to further their education in other countries.