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  • Rockefeller Foundation gives UC Santa Cruz $325,000 humanities award

    The Rockefeller Foundation has awarded a $325,000 Humanities Fellowship to the University of California, Santa Cruz. “This Humanities Fellowship is a very competitive program,” said Lynn A. Szwaja, deputy director of creativity and culture at the Rockefeller Foundation. “This year we received 46 applications and gave eight awards.” The UC Santa Cruz award supports a…

  • UCSC professor emeritus ranked among top 100 psychologists of 20th century

    Elliot Aronson, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was named one of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century in a new study published in the Review of General Psychology. Aronson joins names like B. F. Skinner, who topped the list, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, and Albert Bandura. With…

  • UC Santa Cruz awards $20,000 scholarships to twelve regional transfer students

    This spring marks the 10th consecutive year the University of California, Santa Cruz, has awarded $20,000 scholarships to talented community college transfer students. In September, 12 students will enroll at UCSC as recipients of Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Awards, a program created to foster the transfer of accomplished students who overcame adverse socioeconomic circumstances.…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025