Above: Student on campus | Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta
Features:
UCSC exceeds fundraising goals in effort to bring Afghan visiting scholars to campus
By Public Affairs
A fundraising campaign raised almost $250,000 as part of ongoing efforts to bring Afghan thought leaders and their families to safety on the UC Santa Cruz campus
Astronomers create the first 3D-printed stellar nurseries
By Tim Stephens
Researchers can now hold stellar nurseries in their hands thanks to 3D printing, revealing features often obscured in traditional renderings and animations.
History professor wins prize for article on post-Civil War incarceration of African American children
By Scott Rappaport
Associate professor of history Catherine Jones’s article, “The Trials of Mary Booth and the Post-Civil War Incarceration of African American Children,” was honored with the George and Ann Richards Prize for the best article published in The Journal of the Civil War Era in 2020.
Alumni profiles:
Dear Class of 2021Meet a few of our newest alumni. These scholars represent the resilience, resourcefulness, talent, and diversity of the Class of 2021.
Wild, wild life
By Peggy Townsend
Alumnus Sebastian Kennerknecht cares so deeply about animals that he built a career in wildlife conservation photography to help fight for their survival.