Issue: Fall 2019

A catalyst for change
UC Santa Cruz’s new chancellor is a distinguished chemist fascinated by both the transformation of matter and the transformative power of a UC education
By Dan White, October 2019

This is UC Santa Cruz
A roundup of recent news, events, happenings, and special reports.
October 2019

Food for all
This Giving Tuesday, help UC Santa Cruz make sure students have full minds—and bellies
By Dan White, October 2019

Rising above
A stubborn strength propelled alumnus Dr. Ramon Resa, who went from working in the fields by the age of 3 to successful pediatrician with a practice in the Central Valley
By Peggy Townsend, October 2019





Debates on the wild frontier of genomics reveal where the real frontier lies
When I first received an invitation from Vatican City last summer to attend a global genomics conference, I did a double take. Fifty years prior, my father was among the priests who spoke out against the papal letter on birth...
By Jenny Reardon, October 2019