UC Santa Cruz Magazine

Worldwide webs

UCSC’s Global Classrooms initiative connects students and faculty with the world, allowing them to engage in virtual exchange collaborations with partnering institutions in countries including Kenya, Brazil, Cameroon, Spain, Chile, France, Mexico, and Colombia—all without leaving their home classrooms

By Kristen Garabedian, February 2024

Print Sale marks a half century

The UC Santa Cruz Art Department is celebrating reaching a new stage of distinction with a milestone anniversary—the 50th year of the beloved Print Sale, a tradition that helps both students and the department

By Emily Wilson, February 2024

Getting into Good Trouble

In keeping with the words of the famed late civil rights icon and congressman John R. Lewis—namesake of John R. Lewis College—the newly created Good Trouble Academy is shaping students’ skills in activism and community leadership.

By Liza Monroy, February 2024

Opening volley

UC Santa Cruz is broadening the federal Year of Open Science—aimed at making taxpayer-funded research findings more accessible to the public—into the Year of Open Scholarship, with the goal of normalizing open access to data and discovery

By Grace Stetson, February 2024

Students get in on ‘hot labor summer’

UC Santa Cruz students took part in Labor Summer, the inaugural project of the UC-wide expansion of labor studies programs that trained student interns on the frontlines of worker organizing

By Liza Monroy, November 2023

Alumni profiles

Melissa LaHommedieu: Finding a way home

Santa Cruz social worker Melissa LaHommedieu (John R. Lewis ’19, psychology) uses her lived experience to help others find housing and navigate the foster-care system after breaking the cycle of poverty and abuse that marked her early life.

By Kristen Garabedian, August 2023

Alumni profiles

Nomsa Khalfani: Health care without stigma

Nomsa Khalfani (Kresge ’91, sociology), co-leads Essential Access Health, a nonprofit with a mission of advancing health equity and promoting quality sexual and reproductive health care for all.

By Lisa Renner, August 2023

Giving

A human-centered approach supports emerging scientists

UCSC's Lamat Institute—which provides opportunities for early-career scientists to engage in novel research and creates healthy spaces for scientific inquiry—marked a banner year with graduate school admissions, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards, and American Astronomical Society honors.

By Christy Tall, August 2023

Travel with us!

Join us on one of our Inspired Expeditions! We have some amazing destinations in 2024.

August 2023

Campus Updates

Fall 2023 Mac and iPad sale

Students, staff, faculty, and alumni can save on select Macs and iPads at Bay Tree Campus Store! Offer good until September 1!

August 2023

Events

Calendar

Find out what's going on! Check out our virtual events calendar—packed with lectures, workshops, performances, exhibits, and more. Sign up for our events newsletter, The LineUp, to get events sent to your inbox.

August 2023