UCSC Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Aleksandra Skrajna, PhD, was selected to be a Forbeck Foundation Scholars for Fall 2025. The Forbeck Cancer Forums accelerate progress in the fight against cancer by fostering a results driven exchange of ideas. Through intimate gatherings of the leading researchers, outside of conventional constraints and barriers, collaborations are formed that hasten cancer research.
The Science Division is honoring staff members Jeannette Peters, Patti Schell, and Deana Tanguay for demonstrating outstanding service and dedication to the division’s mission within the past five years.
Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members have been named new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Phillip Crews has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) Phillip Crews Mentorship Award.
UCSC alumni and founders of Unnatural Products, Cameron Pye and Joshua Schwochert, are at the forefront of cutting edge biotechnology.
UC Santa Cruz has announced the Innovation Catalyst Grant proof-of-concept program awardees, showcasing the campus’s commitment to fostering transformative research with significant societal benefits.
