Crown in the News
Preserving Earth’s future: Frontier Fellows program funds undergraduate research
Nguyen, Coyle, and Bond have ushered in a new wave of innovative and interdisciplinary research focused on preserving Earth’s future. Read More…
Organizing for lasting impact: Alumni work to support Crown College
Three Crown College alums—Lisa Rose, Jim Lapsley, and Susan Nerton—band together to organize Crown’s 50th reunion. Read More...
Hybrid Alumni Week festivities highlight Slug ingenuity, camaraderie, and social consciousness
Weeklong celebration features cutting-edge art, nostalgia, and inventiveness. Read More...
Rekindling friendships through volunteering: Pioneer alumni organize Crown’s 50th
For pioneer alumni Lisa Rose, Jim Lapsley, and Susan Nerton their love for UC Santa Cruz grew stronger after graduating from the university. Read More...
Blazing a Slug trail to the Olympics
Rhythmic gymnast Izzy Connor will be the first UC Santa Cruz student to compete in the Olympics—the result of years of both personal struggle and success. Read More…
Do everything with love
Harmon’s recent bequest to UC Santa Cruz’s KZSC radio station illustrates a passion for contributing to causes that are important to her. Read More...
Alumnus David Young is transforming the field of AI-driven digital artwork
Young’s curiosity for using computers as tools for creative design eventually inspired him to become an independent artist, where he now employs AI tools to create digital artwork. Read More...
Alumnus leads massive effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing
Joe DeRisi, award-winning 'disease tracker,' converted unused lab space into one of America’s most prolific COVID-19 testing centers in eight days. Read More...
'First-gen' student pays it forward
Undergraduate honored with President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership. Read More...
Sandra Nair
The 21-year-old from Kerala, India, is graduating with a double major in physics and mathematics, she speaks four languages, she has won numerous awards, and—oh, yes, she’s a published author of science-fiction novels. Read More...
Fiction forward
Students, alumni, and community members are participating in a “Deep Read” on the bleak dystopian futures of Margaret Atwood in advance of the Booker Prize–winning author’s on-stage discussion during Alumni Weekend. Read More...
