Engineering
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Symposium shows creativity, conviction are key to communicating climate solutions
From card games to virtual reality, innovative climate researchers are finding new ways to engage the public
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Grants to support brain organoid research on neuropsychiatric and developmental conditions
Two researchers received two-year grants from The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
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New international collaboration poised to unlock more health-related discoveries
UC Santa Cruz removes geographic barriers and reduces costs with widened access to powerful Biomolecular cryoEM Facility
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Ricardo Esquivel at Microsoft
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Ricardo Esquivel (John R. Lewis ’24, computer science) works as a software engineer at Microsoft.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Arsema Moges at Apple
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Arsema Moges (College Nine ’24, technology and information management) works as an engineering product manager at Apple.
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Life Beyond the Redwoods: Danny Cruz at University of Michigan Medicine
One year after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Danny Cruz (Porter ’24, biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics) is a Cellular and Molecular Biology Ph.D. Student at University of Michigan Medicine.
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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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Study reveals user preferences for social media in the AR ‘metaverse’
Research explores how privacy and content format impact users’ level of comfort in sharing and consuming social media AR content.
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Advocating for federal investment in medical research
UC Santa Cruz researchers are sharing examples of how federal funding supports breakthrough innovations in health care.
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Models explain mysterious feature controlling magnetic properties of the Sun
UC Santa Cruz applied mathematicians produced the first self-consistent models of the Sun’s tachocline incorporating the correct dynamical ingredients.

