Month: June 2024
Novel questions
Students in a course on the 2024 Deep Read novel, Trust, provide some of their insights from their close examination of the text, discussing unreliable narrators, the nature of truth, and how wealth and power can bend reality itself
By Gwen Jourdonnais, June 2024
Modern alchemy
UCSC’s iGEM program, which aims to educate the next generation of scientists about responsible use of synthetic biology, is celebrating 10 years of turning student potential into gold
By Kristen Garabedian, June 2024
Collaborating for justice
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute for Social Transformation celebrates its first five years and looks forward to a future of accelerating the co-creation of knowledge to build positive change
By Liza Monroy, June 2024
Abigail Lopez-Byrd: Drawing in community
Alumna Abigail Lopez-Byrd is the founder of nonprofit arts organizations Color Compton and the Compton Art and History Museum
By Rachel Raiyani (John R. Lewis ’23, human biology), June 2024
Ayo Banjo: From campus leader to catalyst for change
Ayo Banjo (Oakes ’21, politics) became the youngest student body president in UCSC history, then went on to develop a vision of transforming communities
By Ayo Banjo and Haneen Zain (Rachel Carson ’21, politics), June 2024
Jasmine Nájera: In service to her community
Jasmine Nájera (Oakes ’97, history) amplifies youth well-being as CEO of Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
By Haneen Zain (Rachel Carson ’21, politics), June 2024
Educator and champion: Professor Bruce Thompson inspires generations through teaching and philanthropy
Bruce Thompson has taught tens of thousands of students during his three-decade career at UCSC; now, he’s making an impact in a new way.
By Christy Tall, June 2024