Alumni
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UC Santa Cruz ranks as a top worldwide research university
UC Santa Cruz is among the top 200 research universities in the world, according to the latest analysis published by Times Higher Education (THE).
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UC Santa Cruz ranks as a leading university for social mobility
UC Santa Cruz debuted as the second best university in the country for social mobility, according to the 2020 U.S. News and World Report rankings.
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Celebrated author and master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell to discuss ‘Talking to Strangers’
Why does a routine traffic stop end in tragedy? How can a spy spend years hidden at the highest levels of the Pentagon? Why is it so hard to detect a lie or judge a stranger’s motives? On Sept. 21, The Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz, will present “An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell” at…
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Talking about scientific results without overstating the findings
Developmental psychologist Maureen Callanan has coauthored a new paper about researchers’ use of “generic language” when they report scientific findings, a tendency that leads to bolder claims that may sacrifice precision.
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Farm hosts organic ag research tour for Congressman Jimmy Panetta
It was a beautiful September morning when Congressman Jimmy Panetta visited the UCSC Farm to hear from leading researchers in the field of organic agriculture.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead to read from his new novel
Colson Whitehead became a literary phenomenon after the publication of “The Underground Railroad” in 2016, a work of speculative fiction about a young woman who escapes a life of slavery on a Georgia plantation and heads north on a subterranean train…
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Finding his way—with a little help
All alumnus Patrick Bailey needed was some support, which he found in the Summer Research Experience program at UC Santa Cruz; this year, he defied the odds by earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology, and is now doing cancer research.
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Crown College: Science-minded, socially mindful
Crown College, known for its science culture, enhances the student experience through academic innovation, ample research opportunities, and courses that make students think beyond their fields of study.
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Theater Arts professor Gerald Casel receives National Dance Project grant
Associate professor of theater arts Gerald Casel has received a grant from the National Dance Project to create a new work titled “Not About Race Dance.” His project is one of 20 selected for funding to support the creation of new dance works that will tour the United States in 2020.
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Are the arts at the center of software’s evolution?
In his new book, The Software Arts, UC Santa Cruz professor Warren Sack presents an alternative history of computing that puts the arts at the center of software’s evolution.
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UCSC’s Humanities Institute and Cabrillo Festival partner to present ‘Community Night’
A special evening of music designed specifically for Santa Cruz community members by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music will take place on August 8 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, presented in collaboration with The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
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New book by Dana Frank tells personal story of resistance, terror, and U.S. policy in Honduras
“The Long Honduran Night” is the latest book by UC Santa Cruz emerita professor of history, Dana Frank. One of the top academic experts on Honduras in the United States, she tells the dramatic story of life in that country after the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009.