Computer Science & Engineering
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UCSC and industry partners launch center for data storage research
The Center for Research in Storage Systems was established through NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Program.
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Computer History Museum honors UCSC computer scientist Harry Huskey
Harry D. Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science at UCSC, will receive the 2013 Fellow Award from the Computer History Museum.
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Baskin School of Engineering hosts meeting on women in technology
Members of the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters Program met at UCSC in February.
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Student robotics competition on March 13 features Star Trek theme
Robotic “starships” built by UCSC engineering students will face off in a free public demonstration on Wednesday, March 13.
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Brenda Romero named first game designer in residence at UC Santa Cruz
The Center for Games and Playable Media has appointed Brenda Romero (formerly Brenda Brathwaite) as a game designer in residence.
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Robotics project aims to develop systems for human-robot collaboration
$3.5 million NSF-funded project will use open-source robotic surgery platform developed at UCSC and UW.
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UCSC engineers tackle big data
Big data projects include energy-aware storage, efficient data processing, proactive information retrieval, and cancer genomics.
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UCSC awarded $4.5 million NSF grant for renewable energy research and education
UCSC leads a cooperative research and education program on renewable energy involving universities in the United States and Denmark.
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Crossing the boundaries of media-focused computer science, digital humanities and arts
Interaction between media-focused computer science, the digital humanities and digital arts have the potential to drive major progress in interactive media creation and understanding.
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Photos reflect light like 3D objects with novel printing technology
A novel printing method yields photos that respond to different angles of light the same way a three-dimensional object does.

