Silicon Valley
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UC Santa Cruz establishes satellite campus in Silicon Valley
UC Santa Cruz is relocating its Silicon Valley professional masters programs, Silicon Valley-facing research, and Silicon Valley Extension to a permanent home in Santa Clara.
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New building secures campus’s place in Silicon Valley
UC Santa Cruz finally has a permanent home in Silicon Valley.
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UCSC student entrepreneurs headed for major international trade show
Developers of a robotic camera system will join the UC delegation to the Hannover Messe, the world’s biggest industrial fair.
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Student entrepreneurs pitch startups at the fourth annual Business Design Showcase
About 16 teams are expected to participate in the annual event that draws together some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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New book explores the emotional power of games
Katherine Isbister presents a new way to think about videogames and their effects on people who play them.
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Scott Brandt appointed to Sage Weil Presidential Chair for Open Source Software
VCR Scott Brandt has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Sage Weil Presidential Chair for Open Source Software.
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Female computer science grad students find supportive environment at UC Santa Cruz
UCSC’s Department of Computer Science is producing successful female graduates at a time when women remain underrepresented in the tech workforce.
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UCSC hires game designer Erin Swink as creative director of master’s program
Independent game developer Erin Robinson Swink will be creative director of the master’s program in games and playable media
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Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed chip-based technology to detect Ebola and other viral pathogens.
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Research Review Day on October 14 highlights advances at the Baskin School of Engineering
Data science for social good, technology management, and nanopores are featured topics at annual Research Review Day.

