Watch: Saving Animals with Drone Technology
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA Learn how drones are used for animal rescue Parallel Flight Technologies hosted a webinar with..
Santa Cruz Tech Ecosystem
Narinder Kapany, known as the ‘father of fiber optics,’ dies at 94
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Narinder Kapany. Source: UCSC) Narinder Singh Kapany, a pioneering scientist,..
Bank of America Names Digital NEST as Neighborhood Champion in Recognition of Work to Advance Economic Mobility in Monterey Bay Area
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — Monterey, CA Program Provides $50,000 in Grant Support and an Opportunity for Virtual Leadership Training Bank of..
UCSC expands COVID-19 testing to support community needs with gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: A gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan is providing crucial funding to expand COVID-19 testing..
UCSC scientists discuss how the mRNA vaccine works
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA “If there is a silver lining to this pandemic it’s that we’ve had a..
Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation
By Phil LeBeau CNBC December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA (Photo: Joby air taxi eVTOL demonstrator. After more than six years of secret..
Watch: Intellectual Property in AgTech
(Source: Vimeo) December 10, 2020 — Salinas, CA Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) recently hosted a ‘Lunch and Learn’..
New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: UCSC professors Rebecca DuBois, right, and Jacqueline Kimmey are part of a team of researchers..
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (PHoto: Beau Richter, head trainer for the Marine Mammal Physiology Project at UCSC’s..
ApisProtect launches honey bee monitoring technology for commercial beekeepers in the U.S.
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Cork, Ireland and Salinas, CA (Image above: ApisProtect’s honey bee monitor for commercial beekeepers. Source:..