Engineering
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UCSC research new crime fighting tech, help crack major case
Biomolecular engineer Josh Kapp was featured in a KSBW TV news story about the forensic work extracting DNA from hair samples being carried out for law enforcement agencies by Prof. Ed Green's lab.
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With new headquarters, UCSC Genomics Institute looks to anchor Santa Cruz biotech boom
Genomics Institute director David Haussler and engineering dean Alexander Wolf were featured in a front page Santa Cruz Sentinal story about the Genomics Institute's new Delaware Ave. headquarters.
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New human genome reference projects combine long nanopore reads, other data types
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in an article in Genome Web about efforts to fill in gaps in the human genome sequence.
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Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
Biomolecular engineer Camilla Forsberg was quoted in media coverage of her research on blood cell production, including stories from Medical Xpress, Medical News, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Medicine News Line, and other media outlets.
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Origami-inspired robot gripper grasps objects up to 120 times its weight
Robotics engineer Michael Wehner was quoted in stories about a novel robotic gripper design in Venture Beat and other media outlets.
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UCSC debuts ‘Serious Games’ master’s degree
Computational media professors Jim Whitehead, Sri Kurniawan, and Michael John were featured in a Good Times article about the new master's degree program in serious games.
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Who owns your DNA?
Computer scientist Abhradeep Guha Thakurta was featured in a Good Times story about his research on ways to balance access to genomic data with privacy concerns.
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UC Santa Cruz to offer 'Serious Games' degree in fall 2019
Computational media faculty Michael John, Sri Kurniawan, and Jim Whitehead were quoted in stories from SF Gate and other media outlets about the new master's degree program in serious games.
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Groundbreaking study uses small chip to immediately detect Zika, stage of infection
Virus detection technology developed by electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was featured in a story from ABC News affiliate KSAT in San Antonio, Texas.
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CruzHacks has established its credibility inside and outside of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a story about the UCSC hackathon, CruzHacks 2019.
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Western Digital, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and Baskin School of Engineering collaborate to accelerate genomics sequencing
Biomolecular engineer Benedict Paten and computer scientist Heiner Litz were quoted in the announcement of a collaboration between Western Digital and UCSC engineering researchers in Morningstar News, Business Wire, and other media outlets.
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Scientists are working to develop a new way to detect Zika virus
Engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in news coverage of his team's work on a device for rapid detection of zika virus infections, including stories from Medical News Net, Bioengineer, Scienmag, Medicine Newsline, and other media outlets.