Leaders at the dedication event. Left to right: Elizabeth Cowell, Kathryn Sullivan, Sandra Faber, Cynthia Larive.
Following a dedication event on Friday, November 4, the library’s top floor is now named after astronomer and UCSC Professor Emerita and UC University Professor Sandra Faber, and is inspired by her domain of study: space. The first floor is now named for alumna Kathryn Sullivan, an astronaut and earth scientist who has been called “the world’s most vertical person” for having been the first person to both walk in space and reach the earth’s deepest ocean point. This floor is inspired by the sea – both themes are reflected in the decoration of…