Applied Mathematics
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Local elementary and middle school students celebrate the joy of math at UC Santa Cruz-hosted festival
A campus-hosted offering of the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival helped students build confidence and a sense of belonging around math.
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Regional ocean dynamics can be better emulated with AI models
Researchers show the success of their technical in a critical region: the Gulf of Mexico.
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CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P) funds three campus projects
The 2025-26 edition requested projects focused in three areas: Society, Media and Technology, AgTech, and EdTech.
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Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue
From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of modern life
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New faculty join Baskin Engineering with expertise in AI, security, and computational biology
The Baskin School of Engineering welcomes three new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Symposium shows creativity, conviction are key to communicating climate solutions
From card games to virtual reality, innovative climate researchers are finding new ways to engage the public
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Smart device uses AI and bioelectronics to speed up wound healing process
A wearable device called “a-Heal,” designed by engineers at UC Santa Cruz, aims to optimize each stage of the wound healing process.
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Models explain mysterious feature controlling magnetic properties of the Sun
UC Santa Cruz applied mathematicians produced the first self-consistent models of the Sun’s tachocline incorporating the correct dynamical ingredients.
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New air quality sensors enable community decision-making in Pajaro Valley region
Newly deployed sensors will fill in significant gaps in the area’s air quality monitoring network
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A data-driven model to help avoid ecosystem collapse
New study gives conservationists a simpler, general approach for predicting an ecosystem’s tipping point and what comes next
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AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?
New study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events.
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Pest prediction and management improved with better modeling
With new research, applied mathematicians at UC Santa Cruz introduce methods to improve the forecasting of pest populations