Engineering
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Biochemist David Deamer explores how life began in new book, ‘First Life’
David Deamer’s new book presents an engaging and accessible overview of research into life’s beginnings.
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Student Achievement Week: recognizing excellence
UC Santa Cruz will honor a long list of outstanding scholars, visual artists, performers and researchers during the annual Student Achievement Week festivities from May 28 to June 3. This week allows these students to present their work in highly public settings, from an annual print sale to a sciences and engineering poster symposium.
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Vaccine expert Phillip Berman named finalist for Health Care Heroes Award
The Silicon Valley Business Journal has named vaccine expert Phillip Berman a finalist for the 2011 Health Care Heroes Award.
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Business Design Competition: high-tech test-grading system designers win top prize
UCSC engineering graduate student Paul Abumov and McMaster University astrophysics graduate Nicolas Petitclerc won the top spot at this year’s Business Design Competition. A patent is pending for their innovative, high-tech test-grading system.
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TiE Service Award recognizes UCSC entrepreneurship
UCSC was honored with a TiE Service Award for efforts to promote entrepreneurship.
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Porn & Pong author Damon Brown to speak May 20 on video games and human sexuality
Author Damon Brown will speak on “Human Sexuality and Video Games” at UCSC on May 20.
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Clarity and vision: scholars impress judges at Graduate Research Symposium
The 7th annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 6, gave graduate students a chance to show off their projects and highlight their far-ranging achievements.
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UCSC looks ahead with Inventing the Future of Games
University research and an enthusiasm for bridging disciplines mark the pathways to the future of games, according to speakers at the first-ever Inventing the Future of Games symposium, held April 15.
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Bioinformatics expert Ed Green awarded Searle Scholars grant
The Searle Scholars Program has awarded a $300,000 research grant to Richard E. (Ed) Green, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering.
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UCSC creates new major in robotics engineering
A new major in robotics engineering at UC Santa Cruz is the first of its kind in the UC system.
