News - Jack Baskin School of Engineering

UCSC offers professional degree in games and playable media
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A new master's degree program in Games and Playable Media is being offered from the UCSC Silicon Valley site in Santa Clara.
Graduate Research Symposium awards recognize top presentations
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Outstanding presentations at the Graduate Research Symposium were honored at the Awards Reception.
Graduate students present research in annual symposium May 10
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Graduate students from all five academic divisions at UCSC will present their research on Friday, May 10.
Interactive storytelling symposium on May 10 explores the future of games
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Interactive Storytelling Symposium will bring together experts from academia and the computer game industry to explore the future of games.
SURF-IT project highlight wins honorable mention at 2013 NSF Meeting
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
In summer 2012, undergraduates Naomi Kitzis (Fort Hays State University) and Mike Ridgeway (San Jose State University) worked with graduate student Ji Ma and Prof. Jacob Rosen on "Developing Virtual Reality Games for Use in Physical Therapy." The UCSC SURF-IT summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is directed by Prof. Matthew Guthaus and works with 10-12 undergraduate researchers each summer.
UCSC highly ranked in worldwide survey of research impact
Monday, April 22, 2013
UC Santa Cruz placed 11th on the annual Leiden Ranking, which measures the scientific performance of 500 major universities worldwide.
UCSC hosts symposium on stem cells and aging
Monday, April 22, 2013
Leading stem cell scientists from around the world will gather at UCSC May 30 and 31 for the Stem Cells and Aging Symposium.
Engineering opportunities
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Senior engineering students create design projects to address real-world problems—some with sponsorships from high-profile companies.
Energy storage symposium addresses important issues for renewable energy
Thursday, March 28, 2013
UCSC Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems partners with Joint Venture Silicon Valley in April 11 symposium.
UCSC and industry partners launch center for data storage research
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Center for Research in Storage Systems was established through NSF's Industry/University Cooperative Research Program.