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Erika Zavaleta: Ecological ExcellenceErika Zavaleta: Ecological Excellence

Erika Zavaleta, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was selected by the Ecological Society of America (ESA) as one of four ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars in the first cohort of this new initiative.

UC Santa Cruz is home to 8 Pulitzer Prize recipients

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Spotlight thumbnailAnnouncing John R. Lewis College

UC Santa Cruz announced in October that College Ten—an undergraduate residential learning community founded on principles of social justice and community—will be named in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon John R. Lewis.

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