Alumni
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Most teen girls still experience sexual harassment and sexism, according to new study
Nine of 10 teen girls report experiencing sexual harassment, and majorities also say they have received discouraging comments about their abilities in school and athletics, according to a new study that appears in the May/June issue of the journal Chil
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UCSC alumnus wins annual student-journalism award from Chronicle of Higher Education
Sam Laird–a 2007 UCSC graduate with a degree in American Studies–has been awarded the fifth annual “David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Laird received the $2,500 prize for three articles he had pu
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UC Santa Cruz to lead pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains
A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region’s top predators.
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Alumni flock to campus for Reunion Weekend 2008
The mood was as sunny as the skies on Saturday, when hundreds of alumni returned to campus for Reunion Weekend 2008.
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Renee Tajima-Peña’s film wins documentary prize at film festival, premieres May 4
Renee Tajima-Peña’s film Calavera Highway, named the best television documentary by the San Francisco International Film Festival, will premiere during the festival on Sunday, May 4, at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas.
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Innovation seen emerging from new ‘smooshes’
John Kao is a fan of mashing things up to create “new smooshes.” “That’s where real innovation comes from,” says Kao, defining a “smoosh” as new collaborations or combinations. “New knowledge begins to emerge at the margins of traditional disciplines,
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Grateful Dead donates archives to UC Santa Cruz
At a press conference in San Francisco on April 24, members of the Grateful Dead announced that the band will donate its archives to the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Americans willing to sacrifice to reduce gap between rich and poor, doctoral candidate finds
Contrary to the stereotype of Americans as self-interested individualists, the majority care more about growing economic inequality than we’ve been led to expect, and many would sacrifice personal gain for the well-being of others, according to research b
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Campus hosts Black Brown Roundtable
Activists from within and outside the university came together April 19 to discuss relations among African Americans and Latinos.
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Tune in for the latest from the Social Documentation Program
Briana O’Higgins is a public radio junkie.
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UCSC students team up with public radio producer Nikki Silva
For eight lucky students last quarter, award winning independent radio producer Nikki Silva offered the ideal blend of inspiration, instruction, and encouragement.
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Alumnus-lecturer creates Renaissance-style paintings for Wisconsin church
For the past year, UCSC alumnus and Art Department lecturer Noah Buchanan has been working to create two larger-than-life paintings for a new Renaissance-style church recently built in Wisconsin. Next week, the 11-foot tall and 4.5-foot wide oil paintings will be carefully packed into a large wooden crate and shipped by truck to LaCrosse, Wisconsin,…