UC Santa Cruz Magazine

Talented leaders show why arts and humanities matter

UC Santa Cruz welcomed new Arts Division Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu in July, and the campus also recently appointed Humanities Dean Jasmine Alinder. Both are committed to raising the visibility of the humanities and arts, highlighting their power to deepen critical thinking, heighten sympathetic imagination, and prepare students to lead in a rapidly changing world.

By Dan White, October 2021

Ethics and algorithms

Problems with bias in criminal justice, hiring, ranking, search, news, and more have created an explosion of interest in ethics and algorithms. Computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz are tackling these and other sensitive issues of big data, artificial intelligence, and ethics in technology.

By Guy Lasnier (Merrill '78, politics), October 2021

De-extinction could reverse species loss. But should we do it?

From UC Berkeley Alumni Association’s California magazine: What would it mean to reintroduce woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons now? UC Santa Cruz Professors Ed Green (a Cal alumnus) and Beth Shapiro weigh in on a controversial topic.

By Leah Worthington, October 2021

Alumni profiles

Lisa White: Fueled by fossils

Ph.D. '90, Earth sciences

By Peggy Townsend, March 2018

Alumni profiles

Carolina Fuentes: Singing out

M.A. '10, social documentation

By Peggy Townsend, March 2018

Alumni profiles Web-only

Carolina Fuentes: Extended Q&A

M.A. ‘10, social documentation

By Peggy Townsend, March 2018

Alumni profiles

Rolando Perez: Free from fear of failure

Kresge ’15, bioengineering

By Peggy Townsend, March 2018

Alumni profiles

Tom Killion: A life in color

Cowell ’75, history

By Peggy Townsend, March 2018

One more thing

Stay connected; it isn’t all about the money

As president of Compton College—which just last year was formally recognized as a California Community College, becoming the college system’s 114th campus—I feel I have a different perspective than most alumni on staying connected to UC Santa Cruz. Above: Keith...

By Keith Curry (Oakes ’99, American studies), March 2018

Alumni notes Web-only

Spring 2018 Alumni Notes

News, notes, updates, and announcements from Slug alumni.

March 2018

Issue notes

About the Spring 2018 Issue

From the print magazine (Click for larger image) UC Santa Cruz Magazine appears twice a year: spring and fall. Inclusion of advertising in UC Santa Cruz Magazine is not meant to imply endorsement of any company, product, or service being...

March 2018