Technology
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New video game to help people prepare for wildfires
NBC Bay Area features games for community wildfire resilience created by Ph.D. student MJ Johns and Professor of Computational Media Katherine Isbister.
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UC Santa Cruz researcher develops innovative CRISPRware software
Eric Malekos, a graduate student in biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz with a background in computer science and mathematics, along with fellow Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department Ph.D. student Christy Montano A Ph.D., has created an innovative software program called CRISPRware, which makes the process of gene editing faster and easier for researchers,…
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’We couldn’t live without it’: the UCSC Genome Browser turns 25
Nature covers the UC Santa Cruz resource that serves as an essential tool for navigating the human genome and understanding its structure, function, and clinical impact, in conversation with Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering David Haussler, Director of Public Platforms for the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Max Haeussler, Bioinformatics Programmer Angie Hinrichs, and Director…
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25 years later: Inside the cut-throat race to decode the human genome
Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering David Haussler, Executive Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Lauren Linton, and Director of the UCSC Genome Browser Project Jim Kent recall their critical roles in the original project to sequence the human genome.
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Waymo no-go zones: Don’t even try to get a robotaxi in SF this weekend
Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering Leilani Gilpin commented on robotaxi safety challenges during periods of civil unrest.
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Genome BC backs DNA-based environmental monitoring in rural and Indigenous communities
This project, led by Caren Helbing (University of Victoria) and Rachel Meyer (University of California Santa Cruz), adapts a U.S.-based tool for Canadian use. The platform allows users to view and share biodiversity data from eDNA samples. It builds on previous work from the iTrackDNA initiative, which helped establish Canada’s national eDNA standards.
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Audio Illusions and Misinformation
Psychology Professor Nicholas Davidenko, a researcher at the High Level Perceptions Lab at UC Santa Cruz, studies illusions and explained how context and visual information can be used to manipulate how we interpret audio and other stimuli.
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32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering Steve Kang is highlighted for his role in developing the the Bellmac-32 microprocessor, a technology essential for telecommunications switching that would serve as the backbone for future computing systems
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An opportunity to chew on
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion article about how increased iPhone production could prove to be an inflection point for India in manufacturing.
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Video games are spotty at getting Black hair right. Black artists are forging ahead to fix that
Normalizing Black hair fosters ‘a better ecosystem,’ says game designer