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Connor Alexander is one of 12 Irwin Scholar artists exhibiting works.

Visualizing the art of creating comfort

This year, 'IRWIN 2021: Fabricating Solace,' the 35th annual Irwin Scholarship exhibition, explores the art of creating comfort in response to unprecedented hardships and isolation generated by the pandemic. The show opens Thursday at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery.

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Celebrating Pride Month

Celebrating Pride Month

Chancellor Larive and CPEVC Kletzer

We reaffirm our support of UC Santa Cruz’s LGBTQIA+ community, and the push to build an inclusive, and more equitable world.

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Clinic director had to adapt to COVID-19 challenges

Clinic director had to adapt to COVID-19 challenges

Two days after Larissa Mangas joined the UC Santa Cruz Student Health Center as clinic director the campus moved to remote operations.

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Self-made men of means endow UCSC scholarships

Self-made men of means endow UCSC scholarships

Alumnus Jim Myers and husband Joe Levesque are using their life’s work to offer opportunities to worthy students, endowing five scholarship funds.

Somalia’s fight for God-given rights in Sharia

Somalia’s fight for God-given rights in Sharia

Mark Fathi Massoud's new book demonstrates how Sharia, like any form of religion or law, can be used to either uphold or struggle against oppression.

Fast radio bursts tracked to galaxies’ spiral arms

Fast radio bursts tracked to galaxies’ spiral arms

A new study led by astronomers at UC Santa Cruz has traced the locations of five brief, powerful radio blasts to the spiral arms of five distant galaxies.

53 years in the classroom and no plans to step away

53 years in the classroom and no plans to step away

Gary Griggs is renowned for his research, mentorship, publications, and advocacy for the environment. A new endowment celebrates his influence.

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