http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/ A list of recent news articles at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering. Copyright (C) 2009, UC Santa Cruz 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1803 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1801 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1802 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The UCSC Sequencing Center, directed by biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand, was highlighted by Genome Web's In Sequence. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1800 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1799 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1797 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1798 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 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. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1796 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700