2019
Computer Science
- December 16, 2019
UC Santa Cruz launches new graduate program in natural language processing
Based at UCSC’s Silicon Valley Campus, the new professional master’s degree offers training in the burgeoning field of computational processing of speech and text.
- December 11, 2019
Computer scientist Lise Getoor named ACM Fellow
Lise Getoor, professor of computer science and engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
- December 06, 2019
UCSC team chosen again to compete in Amazon's Alexa Prize Challenge
With funding and other support from Amazon, university teams compete to advance conversational AI.
- November 12, 2019
UC Santa Cruz collaborates on $14M project to advance cryptographic computing technologies
Computer scientist Owen Arden will lead the UCSC effort in the Baskin School of Engineering.
- October 30, 2019
Powerful new supercomputer supports campus research in physical sciences
UCSC faculty are using the new system for research in astrophysics, climate science, materials science, chemistry, and other fields.
- September 23, 2019
Jack Baskin at 100
UC Santa Cruz celebrates the centenary of Jack Baskin, a pivotal donor whose generosity has shaped the university and benefited causes throughout the Monterey Bay area
- September 19, 2019
CITRIS launches Tech for Social Good program at UC Santa Cruz
New program to sponsor student research projects and events on the UCSC campus will hold an information session for students on Tuesday, October 1.
- September 16, 2019
UC Santa Cruz hosts Vista TEC conference at Silicon Valley Campus
The September 28 conference in Santa Clara focuses on assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired community.
- March 18, 2019
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Google exec Dennis Troper share tips and tales
During a campus visit on Saturday, tech titan Susan Wojcicki urged college students to pursue careers of meaning and impact in fields that are growing—and to be flexible and humble as they begin their work lives.
- March 06, 2019
Veteran teacher shows how achievement gaps in STEM classes can be eliminated
Professor Tracy Larrabee succeeded in closing the gap between underrepresented minority and first-generation college students and the rest of her class.
- February 13, 2019
Tech titan returns to campus, shares tales of survival
Alumnus Michael Lopp is vice president of engineering at Slack, the popular team-building platform, and the author of two books and a blog about leadership.
- February 12, 2019
Data scientist Lise Getoor to give annual Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 26
Lise Getoor, professor of computer science and engineering, will discuss "Responsible Data Science" in the 53rd annual Faculty Research Lecture on Tuesday, February 26.
