Engineering
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Cancer-linked gene uses ‘shortcut’ to trigger cell division
Researchers found that a gene affected in many cancers, known as E2F1, can cause cells to divide without having to abide by the normal rules of cell division.
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How a gut virus hijacks mucus production to slip past the body’s protective barrier
New study reveals how astroviruses use goblet cells as an escape route from the small intestines to evade host immunity and enhance spread and transmission, presenting a new path for treating pediatric diarrhea.
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Improving community readiness for evacuations with electric vehicles
New research outlines key challenges and recommendations for city planners to best support EV drivers during an evacuation.
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Clearing the path to a career-building summer
For many students, a summer internship has meant choosing between gaining valuable career experience and earning a paycheck. A UC Santa Cruz pilot program is helping students do both.
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UC Santa Cruz hosts AI summit and hackathon events for SF Tech Week
The two events brought together industry leaders, founders, builders, and students.
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Nicotine exposure during pregnancy increases flu severity later in life
UC Santa Cruz researchers found that nicotine exposure during pregnancy and just after birth alters the stem cells that create the body’s blood cells and other crucial lung immune cells
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Two UC Santa Cruz faculty win NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards
The two awardees are Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Jaron Mercer and Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Andy Yeh
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Ashesh Chattopadhyay named Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow
Chattopadhyay will build steerable AI for science models with the prestigious fellowship
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UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer lab earns prestigious CAP accreditation
The accreditation is widely regarded as the gold standard for clinical laboratory quality, and cements the credibility of the lab’s unique analyses for pediatric cancer tumors.
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Mitigating risks in free-flowing AI chatbot conversations
The NSF CAREER Award-funded research will focus on safety in addiction-recovery and teenage mental health scenarios, but can be applied to any chatbot use.
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UC Santa Cruz community members honored with UC Regents Innovation Awards
The UC Regents awards, announced Sept. 16, honored 23 people in five categories.
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Partnership with Fujitsu enables long-term impact forecasting of climate risks
Ashesh Chattopadhyay and Fujitsu Research are developing actionable AI-based climate models that reduce resource-guzzling computation time from months to minutes