News & Events

Xuan Yang, ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY: Molecular Fiber Sensor based on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering(SERS), Monday, November 23, 2:30 pm, Engineering 2 Room 280

Associate Professor Dino Karabeg - Dept. Informatics, University of Oslo, POLYSCOPY - a prototype methodology for synthesizing general insights across disciplines and traditions, Monday, November 23, 4:00 pm, Engineering 2, room 180

Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Algorithmic approaches to computational advertising, Monday, November 23, 6:00 pm, Baskin Engineering 156 (telecasted)

Angela Pignotti, DISSERTATION DEFENSE: Validation of Lateral Boundary Conditions for Regional Climate Models, Tuesday, November 24, 10:00 am, Engineering 2 Room 399

Dr. Yun Kyung Jung - UCSB, Polydiacetylene-based biosensors for the detection of biologically important molecules., Tuesday, November 24, 4:00 pm, Engineering 2 Building, Room 280

Jing Chang, ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY: Topics in model selection: choosing the number of nodes for a neural network and choosing the inputs for a computer simulator, Wednesday, November 25, 1:30 pm, Engineering 2 Room 280

Chris Wilmers - UCSC, Environmental Studies, Exploring the consequences of climate change on ecological communities with stochastic population models, Monday, November 30, 4:00 pm, Engineering 2 Building, Room 180

Sonia Arteaga, ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY: Persuasive Technology to Motivate Teenagers' Physical Activity, Wednesday, December 2, 9:00 am, Engineering 2 Room 280

New search technique for images and videos has broad applications

Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize what it "sees" in an image or video. Their software could change the way people search the Web for photos and videos, and it may have applications in many other areas as well, such as video surveillance and security systems.   More

Scientists propose a "genome zoo" of 10,000 vertebrate species

In the most comprehensive study of animal evolution ever attempted, an international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a genomic zoo--a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus.  More

Nobuhiko Kobayashi named co-director of Advanced Studies Laboratory

Nobuhiko Kobayashi, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been appointed co-director of the Advanced Studies Laboratory (ASL), a collaborative research facility jointly administered by UCSC and the NASA Ames Research Center.   More

Baskin Engineering in the News: Sequencing Center

The UCSC Sequencing Center, directed by biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand, was highlighted by Genome Web's In Sequence.  More

Baskin Engineering in the News: Stem Cell Research

Camilla Forsberg, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering, presented to a packed auditorium about her work with stem cells during the Baskin School's Fourth Annual Research Review Day. Her talk was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.  More

Computer scientist Michael Mateas to speak on "serious games" October 29

Michael Mateas, associate professor of computer science in the Baskin School of Engineering, will give a lecture on "Serious Games" on Thursday, October 29, at 4 p.m. in the Current Periodicals Room of the Science & Engineering Library.   More

Baskin School of Engineering will showcase groundbreaking research on Thursday, October 22

Groundbreaking research being pursued at the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz will be showcased at the school's Research Review Day on Thursday, October 22. The event will include faculty research presentations and graduate student posters, providing a broad overview of exciting research in areas such as bioengineering, nanotechnology, software service engineering, cyber-infrastructure, biostatistics, and systems design.  More

Nanopore project wins $1.1 million NIH grant

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded a $1.1 million grant to researchers in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz to support their work on nanopore technology for analyzing DNA.  More