News - Jack Baskin School of Engineering

UCSC partners with Hartnell in education program with sustainable energy focus
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A partnership between UCSC and Hartnell College strengthens the regional education pipeline for Hispanics and low-income students.
Youth advocate and former foster child Deutron Kebebew to receive 2012 Tony Hill Award
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Deutron Kebebew (Kresge, ’03, electrical engineering), former foster child and tireless advocate for teens and children, is this year’s winner of the fourth annual Tony Hill Memorial Award. Kebebew will receive the award as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation on Feb. 2.
9th annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner to support UCSC students
Thursday, January 19, 2012
UC Santa Cruz will host its ninth annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner--one of UCSC's premier fundraising events--on Feb. 25 in San Jose. The proceeds provide significant undergraduate scholarships and fellowships for students.
Andrew Lohn Receives National Awards from American Vacuum Society
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Andrew Lohn, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at UC Santa Cruz, received national recognition in November 2011 with a pair of competitive awards from the American Vacuum Society (AVS) at its 58th International Symposium and Exhibition held in Nashville, Tennessee.
"Open-source" robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Robotics experts at UCSC and UW have built seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories.
Computer scientist Martín Abadi elected 2011 AAAS Fellow
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Computer security expert Martín Abadi has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dean's Newsletter - December 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
News and information from the Dean of the School of Engineering.
Computer Science Ph.D. student Greg Levin and Prof. Scott Brandt win Best Paper award at RTSS 2011a
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Computer Science Ph.D. student Greg Levin and Prof. Scott Brandt won the Best Paper award at the 32nd IEEE International Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2011) for their groundbreaking work in multiprocessor real-time scheduling.
Alum's high-finance career talk draws eager crowd
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
A formally dressed, resume-toting group of career-minded students was part of the standing-room-only crowd at last week's Career Center event, which featured Sam Rosenberg (Cowell '93, math), a rising star at the Paris-based Societe Generale. Employing 130,000 people worldwide, the firm is the world's 9th largest bank and investment house.
Study finds early growth trajectories have long-term effects on fitness
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Researchers describe how food supply and environmental conditions affect the growth rates of organisms, which in turn influence future survival and reproduction.