Category: Features
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
By Teresa l. Carey, March 2018
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
By Peggy Townsend, March 2018
Comic relief
Alumnus Doug Bragdon employs student artists with Santa Cruz Comics, a new glossy magazine that takes its cue from Japanese manga comics
By Dan White, March 2018
These walls can talk
First-generation Salvadoran American Mauricio Ramirez finds voice, art, and inspiration in the murals of San Francisco’s Mission District
By Dan White, March 2018
An indelible mark
The late Robert Sinsheimer, who served as chancellor from 1977 to 1987, left a lasting legacy by leading a young UC Santa Cruz through major changes, from the audacious to the controversial
By Dan White, October 2017
Pore strength
A company with UC Santa Cruz roots called Two Pore Guys has created a biosensing device that may revolutionize the way we do medicine and live in our environment
By Peggy Townsend, October 2017
Lessons of history reflect on her story
UC Santa Cruz’s new second-in-command, Marlene Tromp, is a respected scholar and professor of Victorian history—and a first-generation college graduate
By Dan White, October 2017
Chair raising
The campus has inaugurated 16 new chairs since the start of the Campaign for UC Santa Cruz, bringing new research funds along with heightened creativity, prestige, and influence
By Dan White, October 2017