Computer Science & Engineering
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Engineering undergrad is fastest to solve national codebreaker challenge for the second year in a row
Astra Tsai was the fastest student to solve the National Security Administration’s codebreaker challenge, which stimulates real-world security cases
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Recent UCSC alumni take over the SF MOMA
Several University of California, Santa Cruz Arts and Engineering students and alumni worked together on two separate projects which are part of the same exhibition at the SFMOMA. Annalivia Martin-Straw (Porter ‘23, Art) worked with her collaborator to create an immersive racing game, which up to five visitors can play at a time.
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UC Santa Cruz Innovation Catalyst Grant program propels research into real-world solutions
UC Santa Cruz has announced the Innovation Catalyst Grant proof-of-concept program awardees, showcasing the campus’s commitment to fostering transformative research with significant societal benefits.
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Luca de Alfaro selected as 2024 ACM fellow
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Luca de Alfaro has been selected a 2024 fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), one of the most prestigious recognitions in the computing field.
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Fellowship to provide full tuition for up to 10 CA students to study Natural Language Processing at UC Santa Cruz
Up to ten California-residents will receive full scholarships to pursue a Masters of Science in Natural Language Processing for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Three UCSC alumni named in Forbes 30 Under 30
Alumna Marizza Delgado—Miss New York USA and data scientist—and alumni Aviv Elor and Ash Robbins —co-founders of Immergo Labs—were recognized in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30
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Giving Day 2024 raises $1.3 million with record number of donors
Giving Day 2024 wraps up with over $1.3 million raised to support students across 185 project teams with a record number of donors. Formula Slug raised the most money, had the largest number of donors, and landed five challenge wins.
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Student team wins ‘Excellence in Safety’ award at second Farm Robotics Challenge
A team of engineering students were recognized with the “Excellence in Safety” award at the second-annual Farm Robotics Challenge
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Computer engineering student builds cybersecurity solutions for Joby Aviation
UC Santa Cruz Computer Engineering student Shipra Ithal participated in an internship at Joby Aviation via the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program
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Championing Veteran Students: Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship helps veterans succeed at UC Santa Cruz
Veteran students Nick Kuipers and Sammy Tesfai find community and opportunity at UCSC with tailored support and scholarships
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Genomics Institute provides seed funds for six multidisciplinary projects
The Genomics Institute has awarded grants of up to $50,000 to six multidisciplinary research projects in the inaugural year of its seed funding program