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Professor’s new book critically examines blockbuster video games »

Sea change

Coastal science and policy master’s program focuses on solutions »

Student with yellow raincoat holding rake looks out to the bay

Saving on a rainy day

Pajaro Valley project recharges groundwater while also improving water quality »

Aerial view of California insfrastructure

Status symbol

Golden-crowned sparrows show surprisingly complex social behavior, allowing them figure out who is dominant without having to fight »

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Jul 27: On Coffee and Epistasis: A Conversation with Brandon Ogbunu, Brown University
Aug 02: Astronomy on Tap: The Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies
Aug 04: Summer Fruit Tree Pruning at the Farm
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Alumna author Kate Schatz spotlights ‘rad girls’ under age 20

Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women is the title of the latest book by UC Santa Cruz alumna Kate Schatz, the New York Times best-selling author of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z.

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UC Santa Cruz From Above

An aerial tour of the UC Santa Cruz campus! Video by: Shubham Modi (Porter '19, Film and Digital Media)

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