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Nadim Abu-Hashmeh (Oakes '17, Earth science) spent his senior year modeling changes on the surface of Pluto—the opportunity to do original research is one reason he chose UC Santa Cruz. Now with help from a special endowment, he will present his findings to the American Geophysical Union.

A bit nervous, mostly excited, new students and their parents arrived on the UC Santa Cruz campus to move into the rooms they'll live in for their first year of university life.

Students in AP literature at the Foshay Learning Center in South LA performed scenes from "Middlemarch" as part of a partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Dickens Project and the University of Southern California's Neighborhood Academic Initiative. Some of the cast members made a special guest appearance at the Dickens Universe at UC Santa Cruz this summer.

Among the fans who celebrated the 50th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems in July were several generations of graduates of the pioneering apprenticeship program.

One pivotal moment in Professor Barry Bowman's research of the complex molecule V-ATPase came in his living room...

Professor Barry Bowman explains how he and his wife, researcher Emma Jean Bowman, chose to include UC Santa Cruz in their will.

Our podcast catches up with new grad Hector Navarro, a first-generation college student who's now off to big things. Podcast by J.D. Hillard.

Under the watchful eye of yoga and swimming instructor Julie Kimball, UC Santa Cruz students who never learned to swim are stroking and kicking their way across the OPERS pool in beginning swim class—teaching them to slow down, be persistent, and appreciate the serenity of water. Interviews by podcast intern Loukas Stelyn; editing and production by J.D. Hillard.

Our roving student podcaster captured interviews with alumni during Alumni Weekend 2017, which brought nearly 1,800 Slugs and their guests back to campus for remembering, reminiscing, learning, and good times. Interviews by Loukas Stelyn; editing by Gwen Jourdonnais and J.D. Hillard.

Our roving student podcaster captured interviews with alumni during Alumni Weekend 2017, which brought nearly 1,800 Slugs and their guests back to campus for remembering, reminiscing, learning, and good times. Interviews by Loukas Stelyn; editing by Gwen Jourdonnais and J.D. Hillard.

Michael Morgan is one of the many UC Santa Cruz alums who credit retired chemistry professor Frank Andrews with changing their lives. Now he's honoring Andrews with a chair in science education.

Crochet Coral Reef is a massive participatory art project that has expanded to include “satellite coral reef” projects worldwide. One of those satellites has been established at UC Santa Cruz, and hundreds of students and area residents have contributed to a satellite reef, which will go on display at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center starting on May 4, 2017. Narration and editing by Loukas Stelyn; interviews by Dan White; editing by Gwen Jourdonnais. Photo © the IFF

StoryCruz interviews new freshmen in fall 2016 to find out how the first few weeks of classes and life on campus have been.

An audio tribute to Founders Celebration 2016 Alumni Achievement Award winner Julie Snyder, former senior producer of This American Life and co-creator of the hit podcast Serial. Featuring famous This American Life and podcast voices including Ira Glass, Alex Blumberg, Brian Reed, Nancy Updike, Chana Joffe-Walt, and more. Produced by Stephanie Foo (Stevenson ‘08, modern literature), This American Life.

Chuck Davis, the architect who built UC Santa Cruz's acclaimed Science & Engineering Library, sits down for a conversation with his son, Hayden—a 2014 graduate—on the evolving use of the library as plans shape up for a renovation of the iconic space. (Music by Lee Rosevere)

UC Santa Cruz alumna Julie Snyder(Kresge '95, politics), former senior producer of popular radio show This American Life and co-creator of the runaway podcast hit Serial, talks about how her time at UC Santa Cruz helped inspire her career in broadcasting. Snyder is returning to UC Santa Cruz to be awarded the Alumni Achievement Award at the campus's Founders Celebration 2016. (Music by Lee Rosevere)

A micro "podcast" with alumna Julie Snyder for the Founders Celebration 2016 email invitation. UC Santa Cruz alumna Julie Snyder(Kresge '95, politics), former senior producer of popular radio show This American Life and co-creator of the runaway podcast hit Serial, talks about how her time at UC Santa Cruz helped inspire her career in broadcasting. Snyder is returning to UC Santa Cruz to be awarded the Alumni Achievement Award at the campus's Founders Celebration 2016. (Music by Lee Rosevere)

Alumni Weekend 2016 StoryCruz: Anthony Palavi by UC Santa Cruz

Alumni Weekend 2016 StoryCruz: Caitlin and James Freeman by UC Santa Cruz

Alumni Weekend 2016 StoryCruz: Karyn Sapon Anderson by UC Santa Cruz