Engineering
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Meet Morpheus, the AI that'll show you how deep the universe's rabbit hole goes
Astronomer Brant Robertson and computer scientist Ryan Hausen were quoted in coverage of their work on an AI program for analyzing astronomy image data, including stories in the Register, PhysOrg, SpaceRef, Science Daily, EE Journal, Innovations Report, and other media outlets.
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Lodi native working on COVID-19 antibody test
Virologist Rebecca DuBois was featured in her hometown newspaper, the Lodi News-Sentinel, in a story about her work to develop a novel serological test for COVID-19 and the "Going Viral" wine to be released from her parents' winery to raise funds for her lab.
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The Story of Facade: The AI-Powered Interactive Drama
Computational Media Professor Michael Mateas was quoted in a Gamasutra story about the interactive drama Facade, which Mateas helped create.
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Desk Toys to Quiet Your WFH Brain
Computational Media Professor Katherine Isbister was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about desk toys.
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How a Jane Doe child case uncovered a serial killer, identified victims and changed the use of DNA forensics
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in an ABC News story about a serial killer investigation in which his DNA testing technology played a role.
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The 'mathematical impossibility' of popular machine learning methods
Computer scientist Sesh Seshadhri was quoted in coverage of his research on machine learning methods, including stories in Technology Networks, Tech Xplore, Eurasia Review, AI in Healthcare, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz releases complete genome of coronavirus
UCSC Genome Browser Engineer Hiram Clawson was quoted in coverage of the posting of the coronavirus genome on the browser, including stories from CBS San Francisco, Santa Cruz Tech Beat, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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Most comprehensive analysis of cancer genomes to date
Biomolecular engineers Josh Stuart and Angela Brooks were quoted in coverage of the Pan-Cancer Project, including stories in The Scientist, Medical Xpress, Technology.org, BBC News, and other media outlets.
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Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in a story about DNA testing and forensics that ran in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Monterey Herald, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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A picture is worth a thousand base pairs
Alumnus Adam Siepel was quoted in a Nature article about the UCSC Genome Browser and other tools for visualizing genomic data.
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Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was quoted in news stories about his research on a novel technique for monitoring neural activity, including stories in Physics World, The Scientist, Medical Xpress, Bioengineer, Nanotechnology Now, Science Daily, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Karen Miga on the next era of genomics
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was featured on the Mendelspod podcast, discussing the next era of genomics.