For the second year in a row, a team of computer science students has won sponsorship from Amazon to develop a "socialbot" that can converse with humans.
Technology for a Changing World
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Friday, February 9, 2018Biomolecular engineer David Haussler and computer scientist Martín Abadi have been recognized for their pioneering achievements. -
Monday, February 5, 2018Technical advances in vaccine production should shorten the time to clinical trials, breaking the logjam of promising new candidate vaccines waiting to be tested. -
Tuesday, January 30, 2018In its fifth year, CruzHacks drew hundreds of collegiate coders from across the country. -
Monday, January 29, 2018Nanopore sequencing technology, based on concepts pioneered at UC Santa Cruz, has revealed parts of the genome scientists had been unable to sequence before. -
Monday, January 29, 2018A student led organization run by knowledgeable and dedicated undergraduates practicing hands-on engineering -
Thursday, January 18, 2018Assistant Professor Ali Yanik's "Planar Lens" works to isolate single cells from a group. -
Tuesday, January 16, 2018Professor Yu Zhang participates in the New York Academy of Sciences Magazine's article "Imagining the Next 100 Years of Science and Technology." -
Tuesday, January 16, 2018Marco Rolandi, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and his Baskin School of Engineering team explore bioelectronic and bioprotonic devices -- devices that could have applications in areas such as healthcare and energy conversion. -
Monday, January 8, 2018A $500,000 grant from the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine supports the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative at the UCSC Genomics Institute. -
Thursday, November 30, 2017A list of the world's most highly cited researchers includes 16 scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017Rod Ogawa and Rebecca London are helping launch a data-sharing initiative that will benefit K-12 students in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties. -
Monday, November 6, 2017The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of Chicago, and the Broad Institute will create the Commons Alliance Platform with funding from the National Institutes of Health. -
Friday, November 3, 2017CruzHacks 2018 is seeking sponsors to support the popular technology development event.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017Twenty-two faculty fellows are supported by the new Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning (CITL), which was established in July 2016 to revitalize the university's longstanding commitment to outstanding teaching. -
Friday, October 27, 2017Third-year students Kevin Robertson and Vernon Coleman connect the masses with their app. -
Wednesday, October 18, 2017As he begins his second full academic year as dean, Alex Wolf discusses his first year and his plans for the future of the engineering school in a wide-ranging interview. -
Tuesday, October 17, 2017This year’s fellowship recipient is at the cutting edge of biomolecular engineering -
Monday, October 16, 2017New cohort brings the faculty total to 101 -
Thursday, October 12, 2017In recognition of outstanding success in developing and maintaining a safe and effective laboratory environment, the Office of Research and Environmental Health & Safety are pleased to announce the 2016-17 Lab Safety Recognition awards.
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Monday, October 2, 2017SceneSampler, a game from UCSC's Social Emotional Technology Lab, is an official game selection to be demonstrated at the international festival of independent games. -
Wednesday, September 27, 2017Powerful diagnostic tool allows simultaneous detection and differentiation of multiple pathogens and biomarkers -
Tuesday, September 26, 2017The new professors, spread across all five divisions, further build on campus strengths in many key areas. -
Monday, September 18, 2017An electrical engineer teamed up with astronomers to improve telescope mirrors using thin-film technology from the electronics industry -
UC Santa Cruz initiated fiber-optic project brings high-speed broadband to Central Coast communities
Saturday, September 9, 2017Installation is complete on a 91-mile fiber optic cable made possible by UC Santa Cruz that will bring reliable, speedy internet broadband to underserved communities across 430 square miles from Watsonville through the Salinas Valley to Soledad.
