Month: March 2018


Preventing plastic’s perils
Chemistry professor Rebecca Braslau is working to develop an alternative plastic without the problematic molecules phthalates, which can mimic hormones and cause health problems

A rain check for undying love
She sketched out a check for him from the ‘Cowell College Love Bank,’ and they went their separate ways—until 39 years later

Comic relief
Alumnus Doug Bragdon employs student artists with Santa Cruz Comics, a new glossy magazine that takes its cue from Japanese manga comics

These walls can talk
First-generation Salvadoran American Mauricio Ramirez finds voice, art, and inspiration in the murals of San Francisco’s Mission District





Stay connected; it isn’t all about the money
As president of Compton College—which just last year was formally recognized as a California Community College, becoming the college system’s 114th campus—I feel I have a different perspective than most alumni on staying connected to UC Santa Cruz. Above: Keith...
