Donor News
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UCSC graduate student is a new kind of storyteller
Aaron Reed’s award-winning games use computer technology to explore the possibilities of interactive fiction.
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Student philanthropists step up to help fellow Banana Slugs with Senior Legacy Fund
This “Slugs helping Slugs’’ philosophy drives members of UC Santa Cruz’s Senior Class Council, a student philanthropy group that steps up to give moral support and financial help to fellow students.
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Carving out their niche
Alumni business partners find Kickstarter enthusiasm for their creation — a programmable desktop 3-D router with a consumer-friendly a price tag.
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Human rights activist named winner of Gabriel Zimmerman Scholarship
Abuoali “Arash” Mohajerinejad is the third winner of the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship given to a social sciences undergrad committed to a career in public service.
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Student entrepreneurs pitch business ideas developed at UC Santa Cruz
The Entrepreneurship Showcase in Silicon Valley featured cash prizes, networking, and real-world business challenges for students.
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Never give up on a dream
Re-entry student Raymundo Reyes, who dropped out of high school to raise seven siblings, is on to his next chapter—a literature degree from UC Santa Cruz.
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Wlad Godzich receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities
Distinguished Professor of Literature Wlad Godzich was presented with the John Dizikes Faculty Teaching Award in Humanities.
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UCSC selects acclaimed New York firm to design Institute of Arts and Sciences
The University of California, Santa Cruz, announced today that the award-winning New York firm, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, has been selected to design the campus’s new Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
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West’s fascination with Tiananmen Square events not shared in China
China today is a society mesmerized by wealth, vastly different from 1989 when on June 3 authorities began the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, says Ben Read, UCSC associate professor of politics.
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Corporate-sponsored projects give engineering students valuable experience
UCSC engineering students presented their corporate-sponsored senior design projects to mentors and faculty
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Oakes student’s football helmet science project scores two White House visits
A chance to visit the White House and chat with the president is a pretty big deal for most people, but UC Santa Cruz student Maria Hanes had the opportunity twice this week.