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UCSC researcher aims to fill gaps in Pajaro Valley air monitoring data, help farmworkers deal with pollution health impacts
Javier González-Rocha, an assistant professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, has been working to identify air monitoring data gaps in the Pajaro Valley to better inform farmworkers and the local community.
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Community sensors provide Pajaro Valley with air quality info
Javier Gonzaléz-Rocha, a Watsonville native and applied mathematics professor at UC Santa Cruz, is developing a network of drones and small sensors that can be attached to homes. He uses data collected from these monitors to try and paint a clearer picture of the air quality in the Pajaro Valley, as data that appears on…
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Javier Gonzalez-Rocha maps air quality with drones
UCSC engineer Javier Gonzalez-Rocha is using drones and sensors to bring advanced air quality monitoring to underserved agricultural communities on California’s Central Coast.
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How a new system of drones and low-cost sensors can protect communities from air pollution
A project led by Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics Javier Gonzalez-Rocha is using drone flights and new monitoring technologies to better understand when and where farmworkers are most severely exposed to air pollution.
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CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P) funds three campus projects
The 2025-26 edition requested projects focused in three areas: Society, Media and Technology, AgTech, and EdTech.
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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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Nuevos sensores de calidad del aire facilitan la toma de decisiones comunitarias en la región del Valle del Pájaro
Los sensores recién implementados llenarán vacíos importantes en la red de monitoreo de la calidad del aire del área.
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New air quality sensors enable community decision-making in Pajaro Valley region
Newly deployed sensors will fill in significant gaps in the area’s air quality monitoring network
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Experts on drone research discuss future challenges and opportunities at UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley campus
An interdisciplinary and multi-institutional group of academics, researchers, and practitioners discussed challenges and opportunities in using drones at an event hosted at the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley campus on Friday, September 27.