Engineering
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Computer engineer Chen Qian wins NSF CAREER Award
NSF funding supports Qian’s research on new memory-efficient and ultra-fast network algorithms and protocols.
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Corporate-sponsored projects give engineering students valuable experience
UC Santa Cruz engineering students presented their senior design projects to mentors and faculty on Tuesday, June 5.
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Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Brooks will receive a $300,000 award over four years to support her research on how mutations associated with cancer cause changes in gene expression.
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Steck Award recipient aims to study disease, help society
Josh Gu is this year’s winner of the Steck Family Award, which honors the best senior thesis completed during the academic year, with the winner chosen from the Chancellor’s Award candidates. He earned a degree in bioengineering with a biomolecular concentration.
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Commencement stories: Rachel Doran
Rachel Doran is a Ph.D. candidate in the graduate program in biomedical sciences and engineering, working on HIV immunogens. She has won a Graduate Research Symposium award for her presentation on “From armor to Achilles heel: Targeting the glycan shield of HIV in novel vaccine strategies”.
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Commencement stories: Henry Hinton
Henry Hinton, graduating with a bioengineering degree from the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, will be attending Harvard University for his electrical engineering Ph.D. in the fall.
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Genes found only in humans influence brain size
A set of three nearly identical genes found only in humans appear to play a critical role in the development of our large brains, according to a study led by UCSC researchers.
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Sammy Showcase features VR and video games from UCSC game design students
The public is invited to a fun, family-friendly game festival on Saturday, June 9, at the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara.
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Computer scientist Owen Arden wins NSF CAREER Award
Owen Arden, assistant professor of computer science in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Transfer RNA research addresses a blind spot in understanding of human genes
Biomolecular engineer Todd Lowe has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support his lab’s international leadership in transfer RNA research.

