StoryCruz

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)