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• In Memoriam: Allen Van Gelder
  May 19, 2025
  Remembering Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Allen Van Gelder
• Commencement ambassadors needed
  May 19, 2025
  Over 4,000 Slugs will cross the stage June 13–16. We need ambassadors to help make sure everything runs smoothly during commencement. We’re hoping you’ll sign up!
• Facing the storm: UC Santa Cruz researchers model a new line of coastal defense
  May 16, 2025
  Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems.
• Building bridges through digital humanities: UC Santa Cruz project reframes Sikh studies for the 21st Century
  May 16, 2025
  The research initiative Sikhs in the 21st Century: Remembering the Past, Engaging the Future aims to reshape how a religious tradition is studied, taught, and understood. 
• Phil Chan is breaking down Asian stereotypes one ballet at a time
  May 15, 2025
  In a recent talk the choreographer broke down Orientalism and its depictions on stage
• Applying the science of social impact 
  May 15, 2025
  UC Santa Cruz alumna Jennifer Rigney uses her Ph.D. in Psychology to support mission-based organizations in making effective, data-based decisions about their programs. She has helped advance the ocean conservation goals of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and now supports early childhood development as the director of evaluation and learning for […]
• Following Late Pleistocene horse migration toward our sustainable future
  May 15, 2025
  Cutting-edge UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab was key to genetically tracing mass movements long ago
• Molecular observations by UC Santa Cruz scientists demystify parasitic mind control
  May 15, 2025
  Using brain mapping, genetic engineering and machine learning, scientists reveal how parasitic bacteria take over fruit fly brains.
• Saritaan: Preserving Filipino migration stories across oceans and generations
  May 15, 2025
  A new UC Santa Cruz initiative called Saritaan—meaning "to talk story" in Ilokano—is preserving the untold migration stories of Filipino families.
• The ripple effect of small earthquakes near major faults
  May 14, 2025
  Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds