At UC Santa Cruz, our students don’t just learn about the world, they help shape it. More than half of our approximately 18,000 undergraduates participate in some type of hands-on research, an experience both central to a UC Santa Cruz […]| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
Undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz have unique opportunities to participate in research, which not only provides experiential learning, but also paves the way for careers as future scholars| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
A deeply connected Slug family recounts how UC Santa Cruz has played an important role in its story, from the campus’s very beginning to the present day| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
When alumnus Alessandro “Alo” Slebir slid down the face of a massive wall of water at the famed Mavericks surf break in December, he didn’t know his ride might be a record-breaking 100-foot wave| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
Forensic anthropologist Cristina Valencia uses ancient DNA techniques and direct genome sequencing to help solve cold cases—bringing resolution to families who have waited decades for answers| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
Above: Students in sprint at the McHenry bridge (photo by Christine La) Features Alumni news/ profiles| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
Join us on one of our Inspired Expeditions! We have some amazing destinations in 2025–26.| UC Santa Cruz Magazine
A visit to Lick Observatory as a child changed his life; now, after 16 years of volunteering at the observatory, Gary Vosters has added Lick to his will| UC Santa Cruz Magazine