Engineering
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UCSC hires game industry veterans to run professional degree program
Award-winning game designers Brenda Romero and John Romero will direct the new master’s degree program in games and playable media.
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CrowdGrader brings crowdsourcing to the task of grading homework
A new crowdsourcing tool developed at UCSC gets students involved in grading homework assignments.
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Engineering Summer Bridge program celebrates 10 years serving new students
A week-long residential program eases the transition from high school to college for engineering students from underrepresented backgrounds.
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UCSC ranked among best colleges for computer science and humanities majors
UCSC is highly ranked among the nation’s top computer science and humanities programs for “lifetime return on investment.”
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UCSC establishes Department of Technology Management
UCSC has established a new Department of Technology Management in the Baskin School of Engineering.
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UCSC acquires powerful new astrophysics supercomputer system
State-of-the-art computer systems have been instrumental in making UCSC one of the world’s leading centers for computational astrophysics and planetary science.
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UCSC researchers develop 3D display with no ghosting for viewers without glasses
3D+2D TV allows viewers with stereo glasses to see 3D images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal 2D image.
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Founders Celebration to honor architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry, widely considered one of the most important and influential architects of our time, will receive the Foundation Medal during the seventh annual Founders Celebration in October.
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UCSC scientist attends White House ceremony honoring open science
David Haussler attended a White House event highlighting Open Science “Champions of Change.”
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UCSC ham radio club takes part in annual Field Day exercise June 22-23
Faculty and students from the Baskin School of Engineering will take part in the national Emergency Communications Field Day.
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Major grant funds UCSC researchers using big data to predict cancer outcomes
UCSC bioinformatics experts received a $3.5 million NIH grant to develop tools to analyze cancer genomics data.
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Gene patent decision called step forward for open research
Genetics researchers at UC Santa Cruz said the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that human genes cannot be patented will help keep advanced genetic research from being controlled by private biotechnology companies.