Engineering
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Artificial intelligence research is helping the disabled use public transportation
Computer engineer Roberto Manduchi was featured in coverage of his research on assistive technology to help people with visual and other impairments use public transportation, including stories from ABC News San Francisco and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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Find your next must-play game by flying through a virtual galaxy
Computational media grad student James Ryan was featured in a New Scientist story about GameSpace, a tool Ryan developed for exploring and discovering new games.
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How did life begin on Earth?
Scientific American published a cover story about the origin of life on Earth that featured the work of biomolecular engineering researchers David Deamer and Bruce Damer.
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Psst, the human genome was never completely sequenced. Some scientists say it should be
Molecular biologist Karen Miga was quoted in an article in Stat and Scientific American about the sequencing of the human genome.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute joins Human Cell Atlas Initiative
Bioinformatics researchers Jim Kent and Benedict Paten were quoted in coverage of the Human Cell Atlas project, including stories in Genome Web, Bio-IT World, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Can you fidget away your anxiety?
Computational media professor Katherine Isbister was interviewed on the public radio program Science Friday, talking about fidget spinners.
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Rulai launches ‘low-code’ chatbot development tool and raises $6.5 million
Computer scientist Yi Zhang was quoted in coverage of chatbot developer Rulai, for which Zhang is chief technologist, including stories in Tech Crunch, Tech Site, and other media outlets.
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America’s love-hate relationship with the fidget spinner: Is technology to blame for our restlessness?
Computational media professor Katherine Isbister was featured in stories in the Washington Post and Wired about the popularity of "fidget spinners."
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Fidget toys aren’t just hype
Computational media professor Katherine Isbister wrote an article on the fidget spinner craze for the Conversation, and it was republished in Scientific American and dozens of other media outlets.
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The future is in interactive storytelling
Computational media professors Noah Wardrip-Fruin and Michael Mateas published an article in the Conversation on the future of interactive storytelling.
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Chatbot challenges will make AIs discuss the latest news
Computer scientist Marilyn Walker was quoted in a New Scientist article about chatbots.
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Facebook decides fake news isn't crazy after all. It's now a real problem
Computer scientist Luca de Alfaro was quoted in a Register story about fake news.