Category: Features
Researchers in training
Undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz have unique opportunities to participate in research, which not only provides experiential learning, but also paves the way for careers as future scholars
By Lisa Renner, May 2025
UCSC at 60: A legacy of Slugs
A deeply connected Slug family recounts how UC Santa Cruz has played an important role in its story, from the campus’s very beginning to the present day
By Lisa Renner, May 2025
Film forward
UC Santa Cruz’s Film & Digital Media Department has opened a groundbreaking new facility, the Social Documentation Laboratory, with state-of-the-art technology designed to help students elevate socially engaged filmmaking
By Gaby Messino, February 2025
Bending toward social good
The innovative UC-wide course Bending the Curve: Climate Education for All empowers students to take positive action in the face of climate change
By Kristen Garabedian, February 2025
Wrapping up with a Big Bang
Rob Irion, longtime UC Santa Cruz senior lecturer and former Science Communication Program director, wrapped up 25 years of teaching this past fall, capping a career that helped create the leading science journalism training program in the world
By Kristen Garabedian, February 2025
A quarter-century of creating new perspectives
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, has transformed the way we view society, ourselves, and one another—enriching both the local community and the academic world
By Dan White, February 2025
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