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From scholarship to achievement, five grads make their mark
April 18, 2019
The five recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award exemplify the diverse ways in which the former graduate students have translated their scholarship into an appreciable impact in various fields.
Entrepreneurs emerge as a force in Europe's refugee emergency
April 17, 2019
Camilla Hawthorne, assistant professor of sociology, says economic stagnation and a resurgence of racist nationalism are shaping conversations about what it means to be Italian in the 21st century.
UC Santa Cruz researchers win four CITRIS seed funding awards
April 16, 2019
UC Santa Cruz researchers are principal investigators of four collaborative teams chosen for funding by the the signature seed funding program of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute.
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia wins mentor award
April 8, 2019
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia has received a mentorship award from the Spencer Foundation.
Carl Walsh appointed honorary adviser to Bank of Japan’s Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies
April 2, 2019
UCSC Distinguished Professor of Economics Carl Walsh has been appointed to serve as an honorary adviser to the Bank of Japan’s Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies.
College Ten class connects students with Soledad Prison inmates
March 28, 2019
A first-ever class called "Transcommunal Cooperation and Peacemaking" brought together 14 undergraduates and 28 men incarcerated at the Soledad Correctional Training Facility for an extraordinary 10 weeks of learning and discovery.
Professor Emeritus Pavel Machotka dies at 82
March 23, 2019
Pavel Machotka, professor emeritus of psychology, died March 18 at the age of 82.
Teens who seek solitude may know what's best for them, research suggests
March 22, 2019
Teens who choose to spend time alone may know what's best for them, according to new research that suggests solitude isn't a red flag for isolation or depression.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Google exec Dennis Troper share tips and tales
March 18, 2019
During a campus visit on Saturday, tech titan Susan Wojcicki urged college students to pursue careers of meaning and impact in fields that are growing—and to be flexible and humble as they begin their work lives.
Sixth annual Climate Conference links science and justice
March 14, 2019
For the first time, the annual UC Santa Cruz Climate Conference will bring together prominent ocean scientists and leading social-justice advocates to discuss the environmental and equity dimensions of the crisis.
Graduate student joins White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
March 11, 2019
Marnie Riddle, a Ph.D. candidate in environmental studies, will spend one year in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.
Federal funds invested in research infrastructure
March 5, 2019
UC Santa Cruz will invest nearly $6 million in its research tools this academic year, thanks to awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes for Health.
Blum Scholars present preliminary results of community-based research
February 19, 2019
Four graduate students discussed their research on jail health care, Latina resistance, Central Valley youth, and feminism in the farmlands.
Marin County: Safe harbor for Native residents during the Mission era and into the 20th century
February 14, 2019
Contrary to the dominant narrative of cultural extinction, indigenous residents of Marin County survived colonization, preserving and passing on their traditions and cultural practices, says anthropologist Tsim Schneider.
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen receives Foundation Medal
February 5, 2019
UC Santa Cruz presented Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen with the Foundation Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the campus.
Mean streets: Self-driving cars will "cruise" to avoid paying to park
January 31, 2019
If you think traffic in city centers is bad now, just wait until self-driving cars emerge on the scene, cruising around to avoid paying hefty downtown parking fees.
Gov. Newsom appoints UCSC alumna Kris Perry to key post
January 23, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed UC Santa Cruz alumna Kris Perry, a nationally recognized advocate for children, to a key post in his new administration.
Seed-funding innovation
January 15, 2019
The UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees seeks interesting new projects to fund.
Adrian Félix interviewed by NBC
May 23, 2018
Assistant Professor Adrián Félix , "an expert on Politics of Mexico", on Mexican Presidential elections for NBC news.
Undergraduate Eric Medina wins $15,000 Strauss Scholarship to reinvigorate Oakes Garden
May 01, 2018
Eric Medina, a fourth year at UC Santa Cruz double majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and Latin American and Latino studies, has received a $15,000 public service scholarship to reinvigorate the garden at Oakes College.
LALS Graduate Student Mauricio Ramirez
March 27, 2018
Mauricio Ramirez was featured on UCSC magazine for his work about public murals in San Francisco. “Public murals give a voice to the community, and in this sense, the community reclaims its public space.”
Professor Patricia Pinho on Voces Críticas
March 1, 2018
Associate Professor Patricia Pinho was interviewed by Sylvanna Falcón's popular show Voces Críticas, KZSC, about Brazil's current Political State of Affairs
Latin American and Latino studies professor Adrian Felix interviewed in Reuters
February 13, 2018
LALS professor Adrian Felix was interviewed for a story in Reuters about the institutional issues Mexicans voting from abroad–especially in the U.S.–must deal with to cast their ballot.
Latin American and Latino studies professor Adrian Felix interviewed in Reuters
January 19, 2018
LALS professor Adrian Felix was interviewed for a story in Reuters about the institutional issues Mexicans voting from abroad–especially in the U.S.–must deal with to cast their ballot.
Now Hiring: South Migration Professor
December 5, 2017
The Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for a Professor (all levels) position focused on migration within the Global South.
American Anthropological Association to honor LALS Professor Patricia Zavella
November 21, 2017
The American Anthropological Association to honor the work of Latin American and Latino Studies professor Patricia Zavella at upcoming event
UCSC students co-author post in The Washington Post's political blog
October 02, 2017
Undergraduate Jennifer Bejar and Ph.D. candidate Michael Wilson Becerril coauthored an opinion column about record violence in Mexico that was published on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog.
LALS grad student Juan Davila covers Trump's visit to Puerto Rico for Democracy Now
September 29, 2017
LALS professor Fernando Leiva will discuss Enrique’s Journey on November 5
September 27, 2017
On Sunday, November 5, Bookshop Santa Cruz will host a Community Read discussion led by Fernando Leiva, Associate Professor from the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, UCSC.
LALS statement in support of all undocumented students and families, including DREAMers/DACAmented/DACA recipients, and migrants
September 5, 2017
Tuning in to social justice
August 09, 2017
Professor turned radio show producer Sylvanna Falcón talks about the importance of public scholarship in the Trump era.
In memoriam: Dr. Walter "Wally" Goldfrank
July 20, 2017
In Their Words: Socorro Ramírez-Gamiño
June 15, 2017
Congratulations to Socorro Ramírez-Gamiño for receiving the 2017 Walsh Family Scholarship.
In Their Words: Eric Medina
June 15, 2017
Congratulations to Eric Medina for receiving the 2017 Walsh Family Scholarship.
Research Roundup: Winter 2017 Issue
April 04, 2017
Some of the diverse topics covered by faculty in the Social Sciences Division in Winter 2017 include predicting college success, models for sustainable development, the psychological impact of President Donald Trump, his proposed military budget, and more.
Ruben Espinoza and Andres Arias featured in KION news
February 24, 2017
Ruben Espinoza and Andres Arias, student researchers working with Steve McKay, associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Cruz, were featured in KION news.
A statement from the Latin American and Latino Studies department against sexual violence
February 1, 2017
The faculty and staff of Latin American & Latino Studies unequivocally condemn sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Teach-in strengthens solidarity, activism
January 20, 2017
UC Santa Cruz faculty, students, staff, and community partners gathered at a campus-wide teach-in as part of a nationwide day of democratic education and action on Jan. 18.
Sylvanna Falcon featured in KSBW 8 news
January 18, 2017
Falcon discusses the Jan. 18 teach-in and other upcoming demonstrations happening in response to presidential inauguration on Friday.
Peggy Estrada featured in Education Week
November 16, 2016
A statement from the Latin American and Latino Studies department about the 2016 election results
November 9, 2016
In Their Words: Mireya Mateo
June 6, 2016
Mireya Mateo, a double major in the division's LALS and Anthropology Departments received the Dean’s and Chancellor’s awards for her research project titled “Untold Delivery Stories: Zapotec Women's Birthing Experiences in the Central Valley of Oaxaca.”
Student success, scholarship and social justice celebrated at Social Sciences Division annual awards ceremony
June 01, 2016
Research Roundup: Winter 2016 Issue
March 24, 2016
From biodiversity in California to power relations in Tanzania, faculty and researchers in the Division of Social Sciences published a wide range of issues and ideas in winter quarter.
Crossing borders
March 17, 2016
At UC Santa Cruz, the Latin American and Latino Studies Department is breaking boundaries and creating thought leaders
Arturo Arias: Indigeneities Resurgent: New/Old Ways of Knowing in Mesoamerican Indigenous Narratives
February 21, 2016
Arturo Arias: Indigeneities Resurgent: New/Old Ways of Knowing in Mesoamerican Indigenous Narratives
SJMA: Border Cantos
February 19, 2016
Border Cantos show, at the San Jose Museum of Art,from Feb 26 to July 31, 2016.
Viviana MacManus: "Ghosts of Another Era"
February 1, 2016
Viviana MacManus: "Ghosts of Another Era": Gender, Haunting and the Legacy of Women's Armed Resistance in Latin America, Thursday, February 25, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm, Charles E. Merrill Lounge
Cuerpos a la Deriva
April 11, 2015
En esta presentación, Alberto Abreu Arce, ganador del Premio Casa de las Américas, ofrece una cartografía de lo que, sin lugar a dudas, constituyen dos de los debates intelectuales más candentes en la sociedad cubana de los últimos años: las nuevas dinámicas e imaginarios de la racialidad negra y del movimiento LGBTI. Esta charla se llevará a cabo en español el jueves, el 23 de abril, a las 5.00pm, en el Charles E. Merrill Lounge. March 10, 2015 By Lourdes Martínez-Echazábal, Chair, Latin American & Latino Studies
"Losing Sonia Sotomayor: On the Political Limits of Representative Latinidad"
February 20, 2015
This talk by Lázaro Lima explores the limits of Latino representative personhood at an historical juncture that exalts “possibility models” over legally mandated inclusion, “positive affirmation” over “affirmative action,” and what we stand to lose when we confuse symbolic inclusion with political enfranchisement and political power.
LALS UC President's Postodoctoral Symposium 2015
January 1, 2015
LALS 2015 UC President's Postoctoral Symposium 2015 begins this January 14th
Arlene Davila speaks at LALS' PhD Program Launch
November 7, 2014
Arlene Davila, Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis, at New York University recently delivered the first lecture in the Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Distinguished Lecture Series. “Locating Neoliberalism in Time, Space and Latino/Latin America”
American Studies Association honors UCSC Professor Rosa Linda Fregoso
October 31, 2014
American Studies Association honors UCSC Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Rosa Linda Fregoso
Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso Awarded Angela Y. Davis Prize
October 30, 2014
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso is the 2014 Angela Y. Davis Prize Winner
LALS 14-15 Distinguished Speaker Series
September 26, 2014
Arlene Davila is opens 2014-2015 LALS-CLRC Dinstinguished Speaker Series
Peggy Estrada 1.6 million 4 year research project
September 1, 2014
LALS Researcher Peggy Estrada was featured on Stanford University Graduate School of Education’s Digital Initiatives Newsletter
LALS Assistant Professor Adrian Félix on CCREC
June 30, 2014
Adrian Félix was featured in the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California Newsletter
LALS students receive Deans' and Chancellor's Awards 2014
June 15, 2014
LALS students Nicholas Bendinelli and Kimberly Pistilli are amongst the 2014 Deans' and Chancellor's 2014 Award recipients!
Xochitl Chavez: UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow for 2014
May 1, 2014
LALS Designated Emphasis student Dr. Xochitl Chávez has been selected as a University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellow for 2014!
Cecilia Menjívar: "The Reconfiguration of Immigrant Latino Families in Light of the Current Immigration Regime"
April 29, 2014
Don't miss this great event. More info on the link below.
Catherine Ramirez: Bridging the Gap Between UCSC and Downtown
March 7, 2014
Latin American and Latino Studies Associate Professor and Chicano Latino Reearch Center Director Catherine Ramirez will be speaking at the Nickelodeon Theater Downtown Santa Cruz.
Prof. Arredondo appointed to the (OAH) Distinguished Lectureship Program
February 20, 2014
Sandra Alvarez - Assistant Professor at Chapman University
February 14, 2014
LALS Designated Emphasis student accepted a tenure-track position
Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso "Stice Feminist Scholar of Justice"
February 14, 2014
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso will speak at the University of Washington
LALS Professor Patricia Zavella at Research Frontiers Day
October 28, 2013
Maestra - A Documentary by Catherine Murphy
October 1, 2013
Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. Maestra explores this amazing story.
Terry Freitas Café honors memory of inspirational young alumnus
October 05, 2012
Café Revolucion has been rededicated as the Terry Freitas Café, commemorating a UCSC grad who died while in service to an indigenous people.
In Memoriam: Memorial service for Eugene Cota-Robles, October 7
October 05, 2012
A memorial service for former Crown College provost Eugene Cota-Robles has been scheduled for Sunday, October 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the Crown-Merrill Cultural Center.
Online Voter Registration at UCSC - Students
October 01, 2012
Register before the deadline (October 22) and vote on November 6th.
