Month: November 2024
From the Chancellor: Celebrating an anniversary, our alumni
This year is a special one, as together we’ve begun to celebrate the 60th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz. Throughout this academic year, we are highlighting the many creative thinkers who have come through our doors, the leaders and change-makers...
November 2024
Declaring the value of ‘undeclared’
A new program called Undeclared Scholars is helping students reframe their thinking around the process of selecting a major while also destigmatizing the notion of “undeclared”
By Liza Monroy, November 2024
UC Santa Cruz at 60: Looking back, leading forward
For UC Santa Cruz’s 60th anniversary, we’re taking a decade-by-decade look at key achievements and memorable moments. The campus has transformed education, advanced groundbreaking research, and prioritized environmental sustainability, all while staying deeply committed to community and social progress.
By Gwen Jourdonnais, November 2024
Balancing equations
Mathematics Professor Pedro Morales-Almazán helps students find their own paths and discover infinite possibility in mathematics—and in themselves
By Kristen Garabedian, November 2024
Stepping onto the global stage
An interdisciplinary team of UCSC faculty visited universities in England and Northern Ireland this past spring as part of the first Faculty Seminar Away Program, making connections and building lasting institutional partnerships
By Kristen Garabedian, November 2024
David Huntley and Eric Reynolds: Living outside (the box)
Alumni David Huntley and Eric Reynolds, founders of the outdoor gear maker Marmot, share their story of the company’s beginnings
By Haneen Zain (Rachel Carson ’21, politics), November 2024
Negin and Negar Saei: Sister act
This UCSC alumnae duo, who are now leaders in quantum AI and mobile tech, say their inspiration for success includes their parents, UC Santa Cruz, and each other
By Tara Fatemi Walker (Porter '91, literature/creative writing), November 2024
Nature’s lessons
UCSC’s Natural History Field Quarter inspired alumna Libby Rouan’s three-decade-long career in environmental health. So much so that she has included the program in her will.
By Christy Tall, November 2024