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UC Santa Cruz debuts on CodeSignal’s University Report
A new ranking demonstrates Banana Slugs’ software engineering career readiness
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Engineering student wins NVIDIA Agents for Impact Hackathon
Preet Karia built an AI-powered tool to turn physics notes into 3D visualizations.
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UC Santa Cruz trio takes third at 2026 Mistral AI hackathon with cybersecurity platform
A team of UC Santa Cruz students and an alumnus earned third place at the 2026 Mistral AI Worldwide Hackathon in San Francisco for developing an artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity solution to help companies prevent phishing attacks.
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In Crown College’s innovation lab, students work on industry-driven challenges
In Crown College’s Corporate Innovation Laboratory (CRWN 102), students like Evan Rantala and Julien Howard address industry-driven challenges alongside tech and community partners. The course, part of Crown’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate, pairs academic learning with hands-on experience that extends beyond the classroom.
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Why more UC Santa Cruz students are graduating in three years
Three-year graduation is becoming more common at UC Santa Cruz, where intentional planning and advising have helped raise the three-year graduation rate to 10.3 percent, the highest in the University of California system.
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2025 iGEM team investigates solution to common food toxin
The undergraduate research team won a silver medal at the 2025 international jamboree.
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‘Future-guided’ AI improves seizure prediction
Engineers developed a deep learning method that manipulates time to make better predictions.
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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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UC Santa Cruz researchers win funds to characterize makeup of Pacific coastal fog
Multi-institute project aims to enhance society’s ability to manage coastal resources and steward coastal ecosystems in a changing climate
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Keysight Technologies partnership gives capstone students hands-on experience
A new unique capstone project involves both undergraduate and graduate students.
