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- May 5, 2023 Statement from Chancellor Larive on antisemitic and anti-LGBTQIA+ incidents
- June 2, 2023 UC Santa Cruz announces recipients of Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards
- May 16, 2023 Meeting with California lawmakers, UC Santa Cruz leaders highlight impact of teaching, research
- May 16, 2023 Summer programs draw visitors to Lick Observatory for music and stargazing
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Peter Bratt (Cowell ’86, politics)—Rockefeller Fellow; Peabody Award winner; Emmy-nominated film producer, writer, and director—was named UC Santa Cruz’s 2023 Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni award winner.
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UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, released a draft of the first human pangenome, which better represents human genetic diversity—and ultimately could help diagnose disease and guide treatments.
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