Division of Social Sciences

OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP

Doctoral candidate Candy Martinez wins Fulbright for study in Mexico READ MORE

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Social psychologist Phil Hammack studies well-being of LGBTQ youth READ MORE

INSPIRING ALUM

From founding farmer to champion of the fair food movement READ MORE

CONGRATS

Politics professor Sikina Jinnah named a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow READ MORE

FEATURED RESEARCH

Lindsey Dillon is archiving valuable scientific data from government environmental agencies READ MORE

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOR BETTER

How UC Santa Cruz revolutionized the cultivation of one of California’s most valuable crops—strawberries. READ MORE

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

Join us for the 50th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden! SEE PROGRAM & REGISTER

RESEARCH ROUNDUP

Featured faculty publications from Winter 2017 READ MORE

EVENTS OF INTEREST

Jun 26: Summer Session 1 Begins
Jul 28: 50th Anniversary of the UCSC Farm & Garden
Jul 31: Summer Session 2 begins
Sep 23: Fall Quarter Begins

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SLUG SPOTLIGHT

After more than two decades of behind-the-scenes work, KRIS PERRY stepped into the national spotlight as the lead plaintiff in the historic legal challenge that overturned California's ban on gay marriage. Read more»

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