Awards & Honors
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Ronnie Lipschutz appointed to chair in integral ecology and environmental justice
Ronnie Lipschutz, professor of politics and provost of Rachel Carson College, was honored as the inaugural holder of the Robert Headley Presidential Chair for Integral Ecology and Environmental Justice.
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Evolutionary biologist John Thompson awarded Darwin-Wallace Medal
Named for Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, the prestigious award recognizes major advances in evolutionary biology.
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Pettigrew receives Centennial Medal from Harvard University
Tom Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology, received the Centennial Medal from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for his work in racial relations.
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People of Color Sustainability Collective wins top honors
The Best Practice Award is the highest honor in the field of higher education sustainability in the state. It will be presented during the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference June 26–29 at UC Santa Barbara.
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Karen Holl recognized for tropical forest restoration work
Karen Holl, professor of environmental studies, has been named a recipient of the 2017 Theodore M. Sperry Award, presented by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).
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Astronomer Sandra Faber awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize
Faber’s groundbreaking studies of galaxies helped establish many of the foundational principles of modern cosmology.
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‘Ecosystems of California’ wins gold medal in California Book Awards
Coedited by UC Santa Cruz ecologist Erika Zavaleta, the book will be honored by the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Theater Arts professor Kimberly Jannarone named National Humanities Center Fellow
One of 34 chosen from more than 600 applicants, Kimberly Jannarone will spend the year in the company of national and international scholars from 14 states, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
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Social Sciences Professor Julie Guthman wins Radcliffe Fellowship
Julie Guthman has been awarded a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship that will support a year-long residential research project at Harvard University.
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Climate scientist James Zachos elected to National Academy of Sciences
Election to the academy is one of the highest honors a U.S. scientist can receive.
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Sikina Jinnah named a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Sikina Jinnah, associate professor of politics, was awarded a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, one of the most prestigious awards available to scholars in the social sciences and humanities.
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Planet hunting alumna Natalie Batalha among Time’s 100 most influential people
Natalie Batalha, a NASA scientist who earned her Ph.D. in astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named to Time magazine’s annual list of the “100 most influential people in the world.”