Profile
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Prop. 8 plaintiff Kris Perry receives Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award
“You only win your civil rights by fighting for them,” says alumna Kris Perry, who will be honored at a reception on Friday, April 28.
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Rescuing data and shoring up environmental agencies in the Trump era
Sociologist Lindsey Dillon is part of a network of data champions monitoring federal websites to preserve scientific data and track changes made by the Trump administration.
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Water wizards: Building an underground savings account to bolster water supply
An innovative water-conservation strategy diverts water from overflowing rivers to fallow farmland, where it seeps into the soil and replenishes depleted aquifers.
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Nwadiuto “DT” Amajoyi: Leadership learned
Born in Nigeria, Nwadiuto “DT” Amajoyi (College Nine ’13, psychology) has written speeches for a senator and prepared case files for Ugandan inmates. Now she’s pursuing an international law degree.
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Axel Alonso: Diversity’s superhero
Alumnus Axel Alonso, editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, has worked to make comic book characters and their creators reflect our diverse world.
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Two admissions office veterans top 71 years
Michael McCawley and David Kamimoto in the UC Santa Cruz admissions office have helped students and families for 71 years.
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Using memory to foster well-being
Psychology Ph.D. Artie Konrad has found his dream job at Facebook, where he is a user experience researcher on the On This Day project.
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Graduate student brings renowned photographer Pirkle Jones’s personal archive to the public
Library fellows process archives and make the content available to scholars and the public.
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Alumnus Tom Franco Collaborates with Art
Growing up in Palo Alto, CA into a gifted artistic family, it seems natural that Tom Franco would want to pursue a career in art. Both of his parents studied art at Stanford University; his mother, Betsy Franco, is a well-known author of teen and young adult books, and both of his brothers, James Franco…
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Advocates for social and food justice
UC Santa Cruz students at the Sustainable Agriculture Educators Association conference show how they advocate for social justice, nutrition security, and food equity.
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Trans-identified students celebrate new, inclusive housing option
The new trans-inclusive housing option is the result of student activism that informed ongoing administrative discussions about how to better serve the trans community.
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Alumnus Ken Corday Funds Arts Division Endowment in Television and Film Writing
Ken Corday (Porter 1977) and the Corday Foundation have made a substantial financial contribution to the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division to establish the Kenneth R. Corday Family Presidential Chair Endowment in Writing for Television & Film.