Electrical & Computer Engineering
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UC Santa Cruz helps feed America
For more than 50 years, UC Santa Cruz has been a national leader in supporting farmers and shaping food systems. Stand with us to defend this work.
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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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UC Santa Cruz to help launch first-of-its-kind air mobility test ecosystem on the Central Coast
The test ecosystem for Advanced Air Mobility aircraft along the Central Coast will support innovation and create quality jobs.
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Chancellor’s 2024 innovation awards honor excellence in research and impact
The recipients include innovators who have created breakthroughs in knowledge and technology that are improving our world and community partners.
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Innovative techniques aim for climate-safe restoration of Ms. Blue
A new project is underway to give Ms. Blue another life, this time enabling her to teach the community about the power of climate-safe innovation
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UC Santa Cruz AgTech Alliance launches to support interdisciplinary collaboration
Building on the long history of innovation in agriculture at the campus, the AgTech Alliance will support research, education, events, and workforce development related to advancing agricultural technology in order to create more formalized opportunities for collaboration within the university and beyond.
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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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Researchers to develop technology for improving berry monitoring, harvesting, shipment
To investigate innovative methods to support the berry growing and harvesting process, UC Santa Cruz Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ricardo Sanfelice is launching a new agricultural technology project.
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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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How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures
In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons.