TuesdayNewsdayVol. 10 - Issue 13 - January 09, 2024 | ![UC Santa Cruz](/tuesday-newsday/images/tn-uc-santa-cruz.png) |
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![](/tuesday-newsday/2024/january-09/images/banner.jpg) Microgrids can take advantage of local renewable energy sources to restore power in outages, such as these solar panels at the UC Santa Cruz East Remote parking lot. (Photo by Nick Gonzales) |
A new AI model that optimizes the use of renewables and other energy sources outperforms traditional power restoration techniques for islanded microgrids, a new paper from Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Zhang shows. |
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![Teaching tools bring organoids to more students](/tuesday-newsday/2024/january-09/images/organoid_400.jpg) | Remote education tools have allowed undergrads to gain direct experience experimenting with cortical organoids grown at UC Santa Cruz. |
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![Campus expert testifies on energy poverty solutions](/2023/12/images/cha-4001.jpg) | J. Mijin Cha shared her insights on solutions that could make electricity more affordable for low-income families across America. |
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![Inaugural graduate continues campus support](/tuesday-newsday/2024/january-09/images/bob-dodge.jpg) | Alumnus Bob Dodge belonged to the inaugural graduating class of UC Santa Cruz and the time he spent on campus was deeply transformative. |
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![UC Santa Cruz joins new Action Collaborative](/2023/12/images/sri_4001.png) | UC Santa Cruz has joined a new Action Collaborative focused on transforming trajectories for women of color in tech education and careers. |
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![Peggy Downes Baskin dies at 93](/tuesday-newsday/2024/january-09/images/peggy-downes-baskin-300px.jpg) | Peggy Downes Baskin, educator and scholar, advocate for women’s rights, and longtime supporter of UC Santa Cruz, died at her home on Dec. 11. |
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