Engineering
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Microscope expert develops powerful new tools for biologists
With Sara Abrahamsson’s arrival in the Baskin School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz is becoming a hotbed of advanced microscopy and microscope development.
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Alumni Weekend 2019: Slugs in the mist
More than a thousand people, including 560 alumni, converged on the hilly forested campus for Alumni Weekend 2019, complete with thought-provoking lectures, snacks, free Slug Taxis, a fond farewell, and dancing into the night.
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Alumni Weekend: A cornucopia of Slugs come home, seeking thrills and techno-inspiration
The Baskin School of Engineering will be in the spotlight throughout UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend, with demonstrations of virtual reality, cutting-edge research, small seminar-style “teach-ins” and more.
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Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
Researchers tracked and quantified the production of different kinds of blood cells and immune cells to understand how the body maintains a balanced supply.
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Google exec Dennis Troper share tips and tales
During a campus visit on Saturday, tech titan Susan Wojcicki urged college students to pursue careers of meaning and impact in fields that are growing—and to be flexible and humble as they begin their work lives.
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New book by biochemist David Deamer explores the origins of life
‘Assembling Life’ proposes a novel theory, based on Deamer’s research, of how life can begin on Earth and other planets.
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Smile Train partners with UC Santa Cruz researchers on speech therapy game
Designed to support speech therapy for children after reconstructive surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate, SpokeIt uses game play to make speech therapy fun.
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Veteran teacher shows how achievement gaps in STEM classes can be eliminated
Professor Tracy Larrabee succeeded in closing the gap between underrepresented minority and first-generation college students and the rest of her class.
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Federal funds invested in research infrastructure
UC Santa Cruz will invest nearly $6 million in its research tools this academic year, thanks to awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes for Health.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute launches brain research project
UCSC engineers and genomics experts are partnering with UCSF neuroscientists to develop new technology for studying human brain evolution and development.
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Biologist Olena Morozova Vaske appointed to endowed chair in pediatric genomics
At an investiture ceremony, Vaske was honored as the inaugural holder of the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics.