Student Experience
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UC Santa Cruz colleges awarded planning grant from Teagle Foundation
The UC Santa Cruz colleges have been awarded a $25,000 planning grant from the Teagle Foundation to enhance liberal education for all students using equity-minded, high-impact practices. Specifically, the project will develop a common reading list of transformative texts and common experiences that all UC Santa Cruz first-year students will share.
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U.S. ATLAS collaboration names UC Santa Cruz alum ‘Outstanding Graduate Student’
The organization representing the U.S. contingent of the international ATLAS experiment conducted with the world’s most powerful particle accelerator has presented its 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Award to Yuzhan Zhao, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a Ph.D. in physics this year.
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UCSC alumna crowned Miss New York USA
UCSC alumna Marizza Delgado (Rachel Carson ’21, technology and information management) was crowned Miss New York USA out of 170 contestants and will reign through July 2025.
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Gaining professional experience and helping fellow Slugs through Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program
In her last year at UC Santa Cruz, Jane Grantham tackled numerous challenges, but one project stands out: developing a resource to assist fellow students in preparing for their careers.
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Students across the region invited to help shape the future of semiconductors
As AI weaves itself into more areas of life, scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz have come together to develop a better component that serves as the “neuron” in brain-inspired computing. The imperative to make such processing much more energy efficient, and faster, means that those who can design and build these next-generation devices…
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UCSC students discover, help patch cybersecurity flaw for free laundry
UCSC students worked with the company that provides the app and the machines, called CSC Serviceworks, to help patch the cybersecurity flaws that could let millions of customers run loads of laundry for free.
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Kresge Presents PRIDE: 17th annual celebration of queer identity and community
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the UC Santa Cruz community gathered to celebrate 17 years of recognizing and honoring queer identity and community at the annual Kresge Presents PRIDE march and festival. This student-led event, the largest annual queer gathering at UC Santa Cruz, showcases the university’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ visibility, dignity, and diversity.
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Balancing goals: Student athlete Camille Anneet excels in politics, legal studies, and soccer
Camille Anneet (Stevenson ’26, politics and legal studies), a second-year soccer player double majoring in politics and legal studies, has played soccer since she was six years old. As a student athlete, she balances it all.
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Advancing diversity and writing excellence: Oakes College’s new leadership
The Division of Undergraduate Education at UC Santa Cruz, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new associate provosts of Oakes College, Xavier Livermon and Jody K. Biehl. The appointments, in effect since December 2023 and January 2024, respectively, offer Oakes College with leaders who will bring unique perspectives and experiences to their roles.
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From start to finish: Alumni Association Scholarship paves the way for students in financial need
The UCSC Alumni Association Scholarship Fund stands as a steadfast pillar of support, offering comprehensive financial assistance to students in need from their first year through graduation, ensuring every student’s journey at UCSC is marked by opportunity.
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Open Educational Resources cut student costs and increase engagement
Many students face a financial challenge when it comes to covering the cost of course materials each quarter. To help reduce this financial burden, a growing number of instructors at UC Santa Cruz are using Open Educational Resources (OER).
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UCSC student and two time scholarship recipient shares her transformative experiences
Lizeth Peña Sanchez (’24, education, democracy, and justice, Latin American and Latino studies, and sociology) received scholarships from The Institute for Social Transformation’s Transforming Futures and Building Belonging Programs. She shares how those experiences prepared her for her future goals.