The UC Santa Cruz Science Division proudly celebrates the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients—three remarkable alumni whose work is transforming how we understand and shape the world around us.

Ciara Wanket drilling for sedaDNA samples in Canada’s Yukon territory. This ash layer from the volcano eruption she studied is visible as a pale stripe in the dark permafrost sediment. For the first ...

Dear UC Santa Cruz campus community, The Dean of Students Office is reaching out to share with the campus community the updated deadline for initiating ballot referenda for the 2026 Campus Elections.

Scientists study poop patterns of Adélie penguin colonies across all of Antarctica over a 30-year span using Landsat ...

Marine and social scientists at UC Santa Cruz explain why privileged people enjoy more recreational, economic, and emotional ...

Youth & Adult Partnership Summit promotes strategies for working effectively with youth, supported by UC Santa Cruz, United ...

Academic advising is central to the UC Santa Cruz student experience, helping students explore their interests, connect with resources, and chart meaningful academic paths. To strengthen and better ...

Students interested in PRIME Central Coast should apply to UC Davis School of Medicine through the American Medical College application Services (AMCAS). New state funding is helping to further ...

Supported by the new Astronova Fellowship program, Christina Vides will advance her research in a technique that sharpens the ...

Alison Sanders holds a doctorate in educational leadership from UC Davis in addition to a Master of Arts in marine biology and Bachelor of Science in biology from San Francisco State University.