Engineering
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Get ready for UCSC’s first student-run hackathon!
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a story about Hack UCSC 2017, the annual hackathon, which is free this year for the first time.
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UC Santa Cruz engineers work with Samsung on promising new memory technology
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was featured in stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and TechWire about his lab's collaboration with Samsung on new memory technology.
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In cancer fight, artificial intelligence is a smart move for everyone
Biomolecular engineer Josh Stuart was quoted in a Forbes article about companies developing artificial intelligence applications for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Laboratory-on-a-chip technique simplifies detection of cancer DNA biomarkers
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt's research on an optofluidic platform for detection of cancer biomarkers was featured in stories on PhysOrg, Science Newsline, Nanowerk, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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Structure of human astrovirus could lead to antiviral therapies, vaccines
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in coverage of her research on astrovirus, including stories from PhysOrg, Health Medicine Network, Health Canal, Infection Control Today, Science Newsline, and other media outlets.
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Video games where people matter? The strange future of emotional AI
Computational media professor Michael Mateas and graduate students Aaron Reed and James Ryan are featured in a Guardian article about the use of artifical intelligence to simulate emotional behavior in nonplayer characters in computer games.
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As DNA reveals its secrets, scientists are assembling a new picture of humanity
Genomics researcher Benedict Paten is featured in a story in Stat about efforts to build genome graphs for better understanding of the human genome.
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It takes 2: RNA–DNA mashup may have kick-started life on Earth
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in an article in Scientific American and Chemistry World about the roles of RNA and DNA in the origins of life.
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How a 'Smart' Public Transit System Can Better Serve Riders With Disabilities
Computer engineer Roberto Manduchi was quoted in an article in City Lab from the Atlantic about his project to develop a smart transit system for people with special needs.
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New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel 'lightvalves'
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in stories about his optofluidics research in PhysOrg, Nanotechnology Now, Optoelectronics News, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz technology helps astronauts sequence DNA in space
Biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Mark Akeson are featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the UCSC technology used to sequence DNA on the International Space Station.
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Q&A: Alexander Wolf, New Dean of Baskin Engineering
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran an interview with new engineering dean Alexander Wolf.