Fostering anti-racism in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology
A UCSC team has assembled a toolkit of resources for academic departments to use in addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Seymour Center welcomes new executive director
After an extensive search, the UC Santa Cruz Seymour Marine Discovery Center has chosen Jonathan Andres Hicken to be its new executive director.
Original story from UCSC Newscenter.
Seymour Center Welcomes New Director
“I believe Jonathan Hicken’s imagination, enthusiasm, communication skills, and fundraising and business experience make him a great choice to lead the Seymour Center into the future. He will bring new energy, creativity, and leadership to this much loved center.” -Gary Griggs
Simayijiang Xirenayi
Simayijiang “Sherin” Xirenayi grew up in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China, where her family is part of the Uyghur ethnic minority and Turkic Muslims. At UC Santa Cruz, she became interested in genetics and evolution.
Work in social justice pushes recent grad toward career in medicine
Isabella Bullock spent her last year at UC Santa Cruz volunteering at local healthcare facilities in and around Santa Cruz during the Covid-19 pandemic, working towards her dream of becoming a physician’s assistant.
Dialogues, collaborations, and the success of ‘slow science’
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/06/seacoast.html
Claire Max to retire as director of UC Observatories
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/06/uco-director-claire-max.html
Nabeela Ariqat
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David Sanchez Godinez
Sanchez arrived at UC Santa Cruz with a passion for scientific exploration, but adjusting to college life was a challenge. A first-generation college student, he could not turn to his parents for advice about coping and thriving at a university.
“It was on me to apply myself and make use of my college education,” he said. “I think being thrown into independence is difficult, and I’m definitely lucky to have been surrounded by hard-working and caring people.”
Legendary oceanography professor has made sea changes in students’ lives
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/05/gary-griggs-mentorship-feature-dw.html
UC Santa Cruz named No. 3 public university for ‘making an impact’
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/04/princeton-review.html
Researchers rescue endangered black abalone buried by debris flows
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/04/black-abalone.html