News: January – December 2020

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News: December 2020

Monterey Bay Aquarium lends ultra-cold freezer for vaccine storage – December 31, 2020
Paystand: The Year that Change the World – December 31, 2020
Steve Blum’s Blog: Ag tech grows in an ecosystem of wireless connectivity – December 31, 2020
Chris Miller: Top Five Opportunities and Predictions for 2021 – December 31, 2020
WG Tech Center Connects 50 Students to Amazon, AgTech Startups – December 31, 2020
WGCIT: 2020 Reflection, Moving AgTech Forward in 2021 – December 31, 2020
Rotary Club of Watsonville and Driscoll’s are Closing the Digital Divide – PVUSD Kids Get Connected – December 18, 2020
$3.7M NIH grant funds development of novel biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections – December 17, 2020
‘How Pac-Man Eats’ explores how games work and how they can create meaning – December 17, 2020
Christmas trees delivered by drone? – December 17, 2020
The FarmWise Titan FT-35 makes Time’s “Best Inventions of 2020” – December 15, 2020
Watch: Saving Animals with Drone Technology – December 15, 2020
Narinder Kapany, known as the ‘father of fiber optics,’ dies at 94 – December 15, 2020
Bank of America Names Digital NEST as Neighborhood Champion in Recognition of Work to Advance Economic Mobility in Monterey Bay Area – December 15, 2020
UCSC expands COVID-19 testing to support community needs with gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan – December 15, 2020
UCSC scientists discuss how the mRNA vaccine works – December 10, 2020
Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation, shedding its last moon shot – December 10, 2020
Watch: Intellectual Property in AgTech – December 10, 2020
UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy – December 10, 2020
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19 – December 10, 2020
ApisProtect launches honey bee monitoring technology for commercial beekeepers in the U.S. – December 10, 2020
Robotic etiquette: Engineering improved human-robot interaction – December 10, 2020
CA Notify tracing app is now available – December 10, 2020
Scoop: Uber in talks to sell air taxi business to Joby – December 2, 2020
Community Speed Investing event set for December 10 – December 2, 2020
Digital NEST expanding to Gilroy – December 2, 2020
How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism – December 1, 2020
Under the Santa Cruz Radar: Quantar Technology Inc. – December 1, 2020
Paystand: The Card Network Killer – December 1, 2020
Closing the digital gap will take persistence – December 1, 2020
UCSC iGEM team wins gold, nominated for best environmental project – December 1, 2020
How can we use machine learning to provide insights about COVID-19? – December 1, 2020

News: November 2020

ApisProtect wins Start-Up Pitch Competition at the 6th Annual Women in Tech Festival – November 19, 2020
UCSC HCI Lab seeks to interview community leaders in Creative EDG2’s pursuit to provide students with real-world experiential learning – November 19, 2020
E-Learning Innovator Nucleos secures Seed Funding from the National Science Foundation – November 18, 2020
Listen: The Era of Heavy Lift Drones: Joshua Resnick, CEO Parallel Flight Technologies – November 18, 2020
Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets – November 18, 2020
Tom Steyer to Speak at MBEP State of the Region on Intersection of Environmental and Economic Policy – November 18, 2020
SVG Ventures Partners with Extreme Tech Challenge for THRIVE Global Initiative – November 18, 2020
Digital NEST announces expanded presence in Salinas and plans for new site in Gilroy – November 16, 2020
Monarch Media has been acquired – November 12, 2020
The Microsoft Teams certifies Poly Sync 20 smart speaker phone – November 12, 2020
New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution – November 12, 2020
Poly Recognized by Nemertes as Top Provider in Video Conferencing Systems – November 11, 2020
Parallel Flight Technologies joins startup accelerator Avanta Studios – November 11, 2020
Wildfire brings destruction and opportunity to researcher’s field site – November 10, 2020
Novel technique spotlights neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease – November 10, 2020
SmartHectar And AgTech Insight Announce Corporate Innovation and Implementation Services With The Launch Of Enable Latin America – November 5, 2020
SupplyShift: Lenovo and PMI Commit to Product Transparency, Release Sustainability Scores and Rankings Publicly – November 5, 2020
New $53 million grant to create a world-wide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health – November 3, 2020
Resurrecting War Plan Blue: NPS Workshop Re-examines U.S. War Preparedness – November 3, 2020
Western Growers Partners with Agri-TechE Ecosystem to Accelerate Field Harvest Automation – November 3, 2020
Big Ideas contest offers up to $20,000 for big ideas in social innovation – November 3, 2020
Genetic analysis system yields new insights into bacterial pneumonia – November 3, 2020

News: October 2020

SellHound Announces New CTO, CMO, Board Members – October 29, 2020
Decentralized fact checking and exploration platform, Wiseper, selected to participate in LaunchPad Fellowship – October 28, 2020
Paystand: What Payments Should B2B Businesses Accept? – October 28, 2020
DigitalNEST to celebrate 6th anniversary and expansion of Salinas location – October 28, 2020
Watch: Parallel Flight Technologies Featured on The Weather Channel – October 28, 2020
Braingeneer group publication explores neurological control of flexible robots – October 27, 2020
UCSC iGEM team seeks a solution to plastic waste – October 27, 2020
Pat Reilly: The Supremes Consider US Trademark Registration of “Generic” Domain Names – October 27, 2020
Local award recognizes UCSC’s efforts to provide local testing for coronavirus infections – October 22, 2020
Steve Blum: AT&T kills wired broadband service for half a million Californians – October 22, 2020
Watch: New video showcases Startup Sandbox incubator and its partnership with UCSC – October 21, 2020
Hear from Skydio, LivePlan, Noir Lighting, RoboticsCats, OutSchool, Canix on Nov 4 – October 21, 2020
The Internet of Things can Prevent Forest Fires – October 20, 2020
5 ways the new Looker dashboards make it easier to explore data – October 20, 2020
SupplyShift Summit ’20: A Virtual Supply Chain Transparency Gathering – October 20, 2020
Western Growers Hires Walt Duflock as Vice President, Innovation – October 20, 2020
Poly Introduces Speakerphones That Bring Professional-Quality Audio to Your Home (and Your Office) – October 14, 2020
Applied Optics Lab creates novel on-chip laser source useful for biodetection – October 13, 2020
Top Looker features to learn about during JOIN@Home – October 13, 2020
Driscoll’s and Plenty‌ Agree ‌to‌ Grow Strawberries in Vertical Indoor Farms – October 13, 2020
California Town Tests New Model for Microgrids – October 13, 2020
Levered Learning’s Online Math System Awarded Learner Variability Product Certification – October 13, 2020
Watch: The Wildfire Crisis: Causes + Solutions – October 13, 2020
Watch highlights from the 2020 Startup Investment & Community Capital Expo – October 7, 2020
Engineer Ricardo Sanfelice awarded $1.2M grant for Constraint Aware Planning and Control for CPS systems – October 7, 2020
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office releases stunning drone imagery of CZU damage – October 6, 2020
Webinar: The Wildfire Crisis: Causes + Solutions – October 6, 2020
Steinbeck Center’s agricultural technology exhibit highlights trailblazing women – October 6, 2020
Local startup launches “Amazon for small businesses” ShopLocal Santa Cruz – October 6, 2020
Crucial to provide internet connectivity for students – October 6, 2020
Seed funding grants support plans for innovative research centers – October 6, 2020
Parallel Flight Technologies announces Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding campaign – October 2, 2020
Joby Unveils eVTOL Design Details And Certification Plans – October 1, 2020

News: September 2020

City of Santa Cruz to Launch MyCityofSantaCruz Portal October 1 – September 29, 2020
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one. – September 29, 2020
ALC Consolidated and Growers Insight Announce Strategic Affiliation to Connect Farmers, Analytic Test Results with Innovation Execution – September 29, 2020
SupplyShift and Anthesis announce strategic alliance to accelerate supply chain sustainability action – September 29, 2020
UCSC engineers developing all-electric power train for future aircraft – September 29, 2020
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage – September 29, 2020
Santa Cruz Food Bank Seeks Tech Community Support with “Tech Feeds Hope” Initiative – September 29, 2020
Polaris and Zero Motorcycles team up to make electric off-road vehicles and snowmobiles – September 29, 2020
Parallel Flight Technologies announces the design of their new beta-level aircraft – September 24, 2020
Digital NEST has supported youth virtually during the pandemic and now begins to welcome members back – September 23, 2020
New art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires – September 22, 2020
ApisProtect uses unique sensor technology to monitor honey bees to ensure global food supply – September 22, 2020
Ben Jealous, Jimmy Panetta, Guy Kawasaki headline virtual Startup Investment & Community Capital Expo 2020 – September 22, 2020
Poly Recognized as the 2020 Global Technology Innovation Leader for Its Diverse and Continually Evolving Professional Headset Portfolio – September 22, 2020
Cruzio & Community Foundation team up to bridge digital divide in Santa Cruz County – September 22, 2020
Dennis Donohue: A New Kind of Worker – September 22, 2020
EVs & Solar Batteries When the Grid Goes Down: V2H, V2G & VPP – September 22, 2020
Hilary Bryant: Supporting Your Generosity – Why I am Moving from Tech to Philanthropy – September 16, 2020
UCSC Researchers Snag NSF 2026 Idea Machine Competition funding for “The evolution and diversity of the human brain” – September 15, 2020
A step-by-step guide to building and delivering embedded analytics – September 15, 2020
Oct 7: Joby Aviation, Zero Motorcycles, In Stock, EverLog, more – September 15, 2020
Google Cloud Brings Data Community Together with the Looker JOIN@Home Digital Conference – September 15, 2020
Aeroasis Helps Businesses Control Pathogen Spread – September 15, 2020
Four Pillars: What’s new at ChooseSantaCruz.com? – September 9, 2020
BART summer internships give students real-world experience in public transportation – September 9, 2020
Podcast: Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix culture – September 9, 2020
NY Times: Reed Hastings had us all staying home before we had to – September 9, 2020
Reed Hastings on New Book, Netflix’s Future — and Why He Fired His Last CFO – September 8, 2020
SmartBins reimagines grocery stores for a sustainable future – September 8, 2020
Z Hacks 2020: An inclusive virtual hackathon for students – September 8, 2020
Watch: CBS interview with Reed Hastings: How Netflix reinvented entertainment — and corporate culture – September 7, 2020
Reed Hastings’ book on Netflix’s ‘No Rules Rules’: Five key takeaways – September 7, 2020
CodeStringers Named to the 2020 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies – September 2, 2020
THRIVE’s Agtech Accelerator Demo Day goes online this year – September 2, 2020
New data science institute includes a focus on ethics and algorithms – September 2, 2020
Partnership between UCSC and UNAM improving COVID-19 detection – September 2, 2020
Cruzio offers free public wifi spots for those who’ve been displaced – September 2, 2020
Steve Blum: AT&T, cable company money buys obedience from California assembly, and slow broadband for everyone else – September 2, 2020

News: August 2020

Parallel Flight: Why aren’t your drones out helping the fire? – August 26, 2020
UCSC protects fire-threatened property off the main campus, too – August 26, 2020
MBARI: New animation drains Monterey Bay to uncover the beauty of its geology – August 26, 2020
Levered Learning and Alum Rock USD Expand Partnership to Support Distance Learning with an Individually-Paced Math Curriculum – August 26, 2020
Steve Blum: Showdown time for California’s broadband future – August 26, 2020
Steve Blum: California legislators lean toward faster broadband standard, as committees wrap up work – August 20, 2020
Scoot Science announces partnership with Grieg Seafood ASA – August 20, 2020
Budding Future: Longtime tech entrepreneur and new Foundation of CSUMB board member Bud Colligan envisions free higher education for all. Wi-Fi, too. – August 20, 2020
Community Foundation Launches Fire Response Fund – August 20, 2020
Paystand Surpasses 1000% Growth with Industry’s Only Zero-Fee B2B Payment Network – August 20, 2020
New Looker feature enhancements for the data-driven workforce – August 20, 2020
Monterey Bay Aquarium launches free online courses for students – August 18, 2020
How Covid-19 is Redefining the Contact Center – August 18, 2020
Poly Appoints Dave Shull President and Chief Executive Officer – August 17, 2020
GeekSpeak’s Lyle Troxell Celebrates 20 Years of Hosting – August 13, 2020
UCSC partners with CSUMB for postdoctoral training and mentorship program – August 13, 2020
Jane Technologies’ Secret Sauce – August 13, 2020
UC Santa Cruz’s Baskin School of Engineering Waives its GRE Requirement – August 13, 2020
Santa Cruz Works Presents Tools for Productivity and Security on Sept 2 – August 12, 2020
Santa Cruz and Virtual Planet Technologies launch phase two of the Sea Level Rise Explorer Santa Cruz interactive experiences – August 12, 2020
An Open Letter to Coworking: It’s Time to Think Bigger – August 11, 2020
A Salinas school district fights online misinformation, trolls and hate speech with tech-focused education – August 11, 2020
Ontera spins out Nooma Bio, Inc. – August 11, 2020
Growers Insight & CropTrak Build Strategic Alliance to Increase Innovation Adoption for Food Companies – August 11, 2020
Levered Learning Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign – August 7, 2020
Look For the (Biotech) Helpers – August 7, 2020
This Salinas kindergarten teacher is getting creative with social media platforms – August 6, 2020
Paystand launches Zero Card, the industry’s first B2B Corporate Expense Card – August 6, 2020
How Poly’s Technology is Helping Redesign the Office for a Safer Return – August 5, 2020
Why Code Naturally ditched online summer camps and switched to one-on-one tutoring – August 5, 2020
B2B Digital Payments Stats for Merchants to Know in 2020 – August 4, 2020
Why you should get involved in the data revolution – August 4, 2020
Cloud Brigade invited as beta participant in new Amazon Web Services Community Builders program – August 4, 2020

News: July 2020

Western Growers AgTech Center Announces First International Partner – July 30, 2020
How Can Technology Enhance Social Connection during a Pandemic? – July 30, 2020
Inhalio Creates Car Diffuser Scent Formula that Reduces Airborne Viral Pathogens for Rideshare Vehicle Cabins – July 30, 2020
Making a Difference Together: Local Tech, Donors & Community Foundation Work to Support Santa Cruz County During COVID-19 – July 30, 2020
UC Santa Cruz, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County partner to expand access to COVID-19 testing – July 30, 2020
Toy or therapy device? Researchers study effectiveness of fidget tools – July 30, 2020
Sparking girls’ interest in computing through ‘social wearables’ – July 30, 2020
Open For Autonomous Business: Largest-Ever Unmanned & Robotics Systems Research Contract Awarded For Naval Postgraduate School – July 30, 2020
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) now available on SupplyShift – July 28, 2020
Achieve Your Social Impact Organization’s Digital Goals with JAMstack – July 28, 2020
Where did the Joby Generation 2 eVTOL go? – July 23, 2020
Adwait Ratnaparkhi appointed executive director of Natural Language Processing program – July 23, 2020
Japanese insurer Aioi Nissay invests in Joby Aviation – July 23, 2020
Paystand: What is a virtual expense card? – July 23, 2020
Correcting Bad Behavior with AI – July 23, 2020
CITRIS UCSC funds new pandemic-related research projects – July 23, 2020
Poly Says Hybrid Working is the New Collaboration Imperative – July 23, 2020
Pitch Your Company to Investors at the 2020 Startup Investment & Community Capital Expo – July 23, 2020
UC Santa Cruz STEM Diversity Programs honored by ‘Insight into Diversity’ magazine – July 22, 2020
SCW Presents Overview of Local Biotech on Aug 5 – July 21, 2020
Scientists achieve first complete assembly of human X chromosome – July 21, 2020
VIRTUAL 2nd Annual Monterey Bay DART Symposium Scheduled for October – July 9, 2020
Five in Five: Gerry Barañano of Tech Future’s Group – July 9, 2020
How DNA revealed the woolly mammoth’s fate – and what it teaches us today – July 8, 2020
Zoom announces Poly as one of four providers of new Hardware as a Service program – July 8, 2020
Community Printers Contribute to COVID Response Efforts – July 8, 2020
Campus marks 20th anniversary of posting the assembled genome to the Internet – July 7, 2020
Musings on the Future of AgTech – July 7, 2020

News: June 2020

Five in Five: Patrick Reilly, Intellectual Property Attorney, IP Society Founder & Tech Futures IP Expert – June 25, 2020
Santa Cruz Works: Nir Eyal Presents “Indistractable” – June 25, 2020
Raising a glass (and funds) for research – June 25, 2020
AgTech Insight Announces Global Team of AgriFood Implementation Experts and Interactive Ecosystem Market Map – June 24, 2020
A new challenge for engineering students’ capstone projects—COVID-19 – June 24, 2020
Evidence supports ‘hot start’ scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto – June 24, 2020
Parallel Flight Technologies Announces Equity Crowdfunding Campaign – June 22, 2020
Five in Five: Maya Delano of NextSpace – June 20, 2020
Gasoline out of Thin Air: Our Investment With Prometheus Fuels – June 18, 2020
In a U.S. first, Santa Cruz set to ban predictive policing technology – June 18, 2020
4 Effective Ways to Recession-Proof Your Accounts Receivable Department – June 18, 2020
Q&A: Program Director Gerry Barañano on How Tech Futures Group Can Help Small Tech Companies – June 18, 2020
B2B Payments Automation Is Finally Having Its Moment – June 18, 2020
The Emerging Shape of Recovery – June 16, 2020
FORBES: Jane Technologies launches Brand Portal and Digital Merchandising modules – June 11, 2020
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Issues Statement on Racial Justice – June 11, 2020
Five in Five: Brandon Napoli of Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center – June 11, 2020
UC Santa Cruz postdoc leads #ShutDownSTEM movement as thousands of scientists worldwide to go on strike for Black lives – June 10, 2020
Poly Studio X Family and Poly G7500 are the First Zoom Rooms Appliances to Receive Zoom Certification – June 10, 2020
Levered Learning Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification – June 10, 2020
Levered Students Make Gains In Math: A Distance Learning Success Story – June 10, 2020
What’s Next for Cosmic – June 10, 2020
New method predicts spin dynamics of materials for quantum computing – June 9, 2020
UC COVID-19 seed funding supports UCSC coronavirus genome browser – June 9, 2020
UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Community Health unite to test underserved community members – June 9, 2020
A Framework for Action in Response to Moments of Outrage & Crisis – June 5, 2020
Black tech leaders issue call to action to fight racial injustice in the Bay Area – June 4, 2020
Monterey County Office of Education bridging the digital divide – June 4, 2020
What Can We Do: The Tech Company’s Guide to Advocating for Racial Equity – June 4, 2020
New laser system provides 3D reconstructions of living deep-sea animals and their mucous filters – June 2, 2020
New optical technique provides more efficient probe of nanomagnet dynamics – June 2, 2020

News: May 2020

Field courses boost STEM diversity, study reveals – May 28, 2020
26 Questions Members Have About Returning to Your Coworking Space – May 28, 2020
Monterey Bay Community Power and Silicon Valley Clean Energy sign contract for solar and battery storage – May 28, 2020
Diverse Voices 2020 Speaker Series Now Online – May 28, 2020
How to Embrace (and Own) Your Nonprofit’s Digital Fundraising – May 28, 2020
Science students working in labs have huge impact on testing efforts – May 27, 2020
infiniRel – Back to the Future – May 26, 2020
One Small California Town’s 15-Year Fight for Universal Broadband – May 26, 2020
WG Tech Center Hosts First Virtual Grower Trial Network – May 26, 2020
Cabrillo College Offers Free Youth Tech Camp for Fourth Year in a Row – May 26, 2020
UCSC Lab’s DNA technology leads to match in Daralyn Johnson murder case – May 21, 2020
GetVirtual.Org: Taking care of business – May 21, 2020
Five in Fifteen: Nada Miljkovic of GetVirtual.org – May 21, 2020
SupplyShift: Climate Change Impact Tools – May 21, 2020
4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA Hub Pitch Contest on June 3, 2020 – May 21, 2020
UC Santa Cruz team a finalist in Amazon’s Alexa challenge – May 21, 2020
SapientX Announces “Telecaster” a Digital Assistant For Telework Systems – May 19, 2020
COVID Catalyst Fund supports work on rapid serology test at UC Santa Cruz – May 19, 2020
Cruzio Internet Partners with Aviat to Help Santa Cruz County Office of Education Deliver Free Internet to Low-income Families – May 19, 2020
U.S. Navy launches tech center in Monterey – May 19, 2020
Poly Introduces the Blackwire 8225 with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling and Acoustic Fence Technologies to Dramatically Reduce Distractions – May 19, 2020
Five in Five: Josh Resnick of Parallel Flight Technologies – May 15, 2020
11th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay Winners Announced – May 15, 2020
UC’s CITRIS launches COVID-19 response with 25 awards for innovative technologies – May 14, 2020
Team reveals genomic history of ancient civilizations in the Andes – May 13, 2020
Genome of beloved sea otter Gidget now available for browsing – May 13, 2020
Commonwealth Care Alliance Uses Looker to Monitor Impact of COVID-19 on Urgent and Evolving Member Needs – May 12, 2020
PitchHub Makes Life With Video Easier – May 12, 2020
Central Coast Joins NavalX Community of Emerging Tech Centers – May 12, 2020
Parallel Flight Technologies donates 3D Printers to Project PPE 4 Central Coast – May 8, 2020
Five in Five (times three!): Josh Metz of Monterey Bay DART – May 8, 2020
RSIGuard: desktop software that helps improve work patterns, posture and workstation setup – May 7, 2020
UCSC Genomics Institute sequences and assembles eleven human genomes in nine days – May 7, 2020
New “Innovating in Challenging Times” Webinars Feature Continued Tech Development Amid Crisis – May 6, 2020
Looker: How to Keep a Distributed Workforce Engaged with Your Data – May 6, 2020
Digital NEST named one of the Bay Area’s “Best Places to Work” – May 6, 2020
UCSC alumnus leads massive effort to ramp up COVID-19 testing – May 6, 2020
Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops (SISC) and SupplyShift announce the soft launch of the new SISC Stewardship Calculator – May 5, 2020
Local nonprofit Digital NEST rises to the challenges of COVID-19 – May 5, 2020
GetVirtual: Interns for businesses, college credit for students – May 4, 2020
Five in Five: Dennis Donohue of Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology – May 1, 2020

News: April 2020

Voices of the Valley: Rodrigo Nieto Gómez of Naval Postgraduate School – April 30, 2020
Concentric Power Webinar Covers Innovation during a Crisis – April 30, 2020
Innovating to Zero COVID19 – April 29, 2020
UC Santa Cruz diagnostic lab to begin coronavirus testing May 1 – April 29, 2020
Monterey businesses pivot to provide technical help during pandemic – April 28, 2020
Five in Five: Suzanne Wouk of SellHound – April 28, 2020
Baskin School of Engineering names new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs – April 28, 2020
Five in Five: Mark Haynes from Haynes, Beffel, and Wollfeld – April 23, 2020
Coronavirus: Joby’s Marina ‘mega tent’ poised to serve as alternate care site – April 23, 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Wife Patty Quillin Donate $30 Million to Vaccine Org – April 23, 2020
SupplyShift: Transparency is the first step to securing global supply chains – April 22, 2020
Q&A: Claret Bioscience & Astrea Forensics CEO Kelly Harkins Kincaid on what’s new since Coronavirus – April 22, 2020
In a first, Gonzales, California provides free, city-funded Internet service to every home, with unique two year T-Mobile deal – April 22, 2020
Local tech companies reinvent the bulk aisle – April 22, 2020
Santa Cruz Works Presents Guy Kawasaki’s Virtual Fireside Chat with UCSC Coronavirus Team – April 21, 2020
How Looker Approaches Data in the Time of COVID-19 – April 21, 2020
Santa Cruz Works Introduces CEO Works – April 21, 2020
Five in Five: Kara Meyberg Guzman from Santa Cruz Local – April 17, 2020
Paystand: What is Zero-Touch Payment Processing? – April 16, 2020
Poly Provides Business Update, Including COVID-19 Response – April 16, 2020
New UCSC program advances global and community health – April 16, 2020
COVID-Meals Supports Restaurants, Healthcare Workers in Santa Cruz County – April 15, 2020
Growing Up With Alexa. Are We There Yet? – April 15, 2020
Monterey lab adjusts to evolving COVID-19 testing – April 15, 2020
Santa Cruz Bicycles’ R&D Team Uses CNC Machinery to Produce Face Shields for Local Medical Staff – April 15, 2020
$600 million in geothermal and solar energy deals approved by Monterey Bay Community Power – April 15, 2020
Genomics Institute launches landing page for COVID-19 data resources – April 14, 2020
Startup Challenge Monterey Bay 2020 Goes Virtual! – April 14, 2020
Steve Blum: Quick changes coming for California broadband subsidy fund to plug covid-19 gaps – April 14, 2020
Five in Five: Claire Schneeberger of Monarch Media – April 9, 2020
Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium… from your living room – April 9, 2020
Survey Shows Multi-Media Pros Agree Streamlining Access Radically Reduces Version Management Headaches – April 9, 2020
Poly Introduces Powerful New Partner Program – April 9, 2020
Smith & Vandiver delivers hand cleansers free of charge to workers that are on the frontline of COVID-19 emergency – April 8, 2020
Pacific Coast Capital Streamlines Asset-Based Lending with Crowd Machine – April 8, 2020
COVID-19: UC Santa Cruz Economist helps build “contact tracing” app for Peru – April 8, 2020
Hulu’s binge-worthy “Devs” set on UCSC campus – April 8, 2020
Santa Cruz Software Introduces LinkrUI, Gamechanger For Design World – April 8, 2020
Dr. Chris Thornberg to Share Economic Forecast at MBEP’s 6th Annual Regional Economic Summit – April 7, 2020
Aeroasis CleanFuture UV Sterilizer: Finally, A Sustainable Way To Sterilize My Stuff! – April 7, 2020
KSBW: UC Santa Cruz scientists to provide rapid COVID-19 testing by end of month – April 7, 2020
Netflix co-founder: Streaming is how people entertain themselves at night – April 2, 2020
Pandemic Spread Simulator by productOps team recognized at the Pandemic Response Hackathon – April 2, 2020
UCSC researchers are taking on the coronavirus challenge on multiple fronts – April 2, 2020
Baskin Engineering appoints first program director for student excellence, engagement, and inclusion – April 1, 2020
CCBC compiles broadband resource list to assist Central Coast residents during pandemic – April 1, 2020

News: March 2020

Santa Cruz Software Announces AEM Support for Two New Products at Adobe Summit 2020 – March 31, 2020
Coronavirus: Alternative Payments to Cash and Paper Checks – March 31, 2020
MBARI Works at Unlocking Ocean Biology – March 31, 2020
Poly Supercharges Microsoft Teams Experience with UC Headsets for Smart, Simple Collaboration – March 31, 2020
Cabrillo College Makerspace Begins Production of 3-D Printed PPE Masks and Face Shields for Santa Cruz County Medical Providers – March 27, 2020
Federal covid-19 stimulus package doesn’t seem to stimulate broadband, much – March 26, 2020
Google features former Cabrillo student’s work in documentary series – March 26, 2020
Baskin Engineering professor reveals flaws in widely-used machine learning method – March 26, 2020
ABC News: The Jane Doe child case that uncovered a serial killer, identified victims and changed the use of DNA forensics – March 26, 2020
Poly: How to manage employees that are new to working from home – March 25, 2020
Church Brothers Farm: Collaboration is Key in Ag Technology – March 25, 2020
Sleepless Media Named Top Shopify Developer – March 24, 2020
UCSC scientists round-up supplies for local doctors to combat COVID-19 – March 24, 2020
Forbes: Previous Startup Challenge Monterey Bay Winner Pivots to Producing Hand Sanitizer – March 24, 2020
Your Organization Can Endure This Crisis. Here’s How. – March 24, 2020
Santa Cruz New Tech Goes Virtual (and Free) on April 1 – March 19, 2020
COVID-19 drives Santa Cruz tech community to help with distance learning – March 19, 2020
Parent Resource: Learning to code online with Code Naturally during Shelter at Home – March 18, 2020
Cruz One: How We Built This – March 18, 2020
Q&A: Parallel Flight Technologies’ heavy lifting drones provide emergency relief – March 18, 2020
Covid-19 testing pilot program launches in Bay Area – March 17, 2020
Q&A: SupplyShift launches COVID-19 Impact Assessment Tool – March 17, 2020
UC experts take on COVID-19 – March 17, 2020
Meet the 17-Year-Old Behind a Website Tracking Coronavirus Cases That Is Now a Vital Global Resource – March 17, 2020
Here’s The Coronavirus Tech Handbook – March 14, 2020
A Coworking Operator’s Guide to Keeping Your Community and Business Healthy – March 12, 2020
Levered Learning Provides Online Math Curriculum Available for Coronavirus-related School Closures – March 12, 2020
Santa Cruz Welcomes Canna-Tech Innovations With Exclusive Aeroasis / 3Bros Cannabis R&D Partnership – March 12, 2020
Joby chosen to provide vehicle for NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge – March 12, 2020
Cruz Foam Closes $1.2M Seed Round and Adds New Board Member – March 11, 2020
Elaine Sullivan uses 3D technologies to peel away the layers of history – March 10, 2020
How to Attract Silicon Valley Philanthropy – March 10, 2020
Killing Death Piles with SellHound CEO Suzanne Wouk – March 5, 2020
Not your Typical Tech Conference: !!Con West Brings Joy Excitement and Surprise to Computing – March 5, 2020
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit to Focus on Leveraging Innovation Through Skilled Workforce – March 4, 2020
Joby Aviation builds its presence in Marina – March 4, 2020
How a Looker Certification Will Level Up Your Career – March 4, 2020
Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Human Brain – March 4, 2020
Murj Software for Cardiac Device Management Issued SOC 2 Certification – March 3, 2020
Four UCSC engineers awarded Google Faculty Research Awards – March 3, 2020
Startup Challenge “Otter Tank” Rewards Regional Startups with Cash Prizes – March 3, 2020

News: February 2020

Crowd Machine and Sapvix Partner to Expand Services in Custom Application Development and Integration – February 27, 2020
Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Takes Advisory Role at Santa Cruz Cannabis Company Jane Technologies – February 27, 2020
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage – February 27, 2020
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Educating for the Future with AgTech Ed – February 26, 2020
Chris Bley’s deep dive into the drone industry – February 26, 2020
UC Santa Cruz joins national “tech for social good” network – February 25, 2020
The Armada Group acquired by Eliassen Group – February 25, 2020
Pinpoint Science Announces Collaboration with Analog Devices to Advance Novel Nanosensors for Pathogen Detection – February 25, 2020
Thoughtfull Toys Rolls Out a Crowdfunding Campaign that Invests in the Future – February 25, 2020
Van Williams, vice chancellor of information technology, talks diversity – February 25, 2020
March 4 Tech meetup: Luma Yoga, Tech Futures, Legends of Rec, CruzHacks 2020 Winners, SapientX, Pixel Scientific, Tile & more – February 20, 2020
Ecology Meets Tech at February’s Monterey Bay Tech Startup Meetup – February 20, 2020
Santa Cruz County Launches Performance Measurement Dashboards – February 20, 2020
Marina firm develops tech that could help whale entanglement – February 20, 2020
Looker’s chief product officer on leadership, and why he’s helping tech leaders of color get into executive roles – February 19, 2020
Looker’s Nick Caldwell Talks Tech, Leadership & Giving Back – February 19, 2020
Local nonprofit leader, Jacob Martinez receives prestigious James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award – February 19, 2020
Levered Learning to Compete in Premier Global Competition for Emerging Companies that “Bend the Arc of Human Potential – February 18, 2020
Ready For Anything: How Cruzio Planned, Built, and Tested a 10 Gigabit Connection in Less Than 8 Hours – February 18, 2020
Looker Completes Google Acquisition – February 12, 2020
Poly Introduces Poly Lens for Cloud-based Insights and Video Endpoint management – February 11, 2020
Looker Launches Certification Program to Empower People with Validated Data Skills – February 11, 2020
Santa Cruz: An Emerging Green Tech Hub – February 11, 2020
Former Polycom Robert Hagerty to take over as Poly interim CEO after Joe Burton steps down – February 11, 2020
Elaboration: Machine Learning, People Centered – February 11, 2020
Steve Blum: SB 917 is a plausible PG&E public buyout plan, if the public wants to pay the price – February 11, 2020
Salinas Valley Energy Forum Attracts Record Audience – February 11, 2020
The Tech Talent Struggle – February 11, 2020
Make Agtech Work For You at the 7th Annual Salinas Valley AgTech Summit – February, 11, 2020
UCSC Genome Browser posts the coronavirus genome – February 7, 2020
VentureBeat: Paystand raises $20 million to modernize B2B payments with blockchain – February 6, 2020
Paystand raises $20M to give businesses a frictionless, open infrastructure for commercial finance – February 6, 2020
Unprecedented study yields most comprehensive map of cancer genomes to date – February 5, 2020
Engineering speaker series highlights diverse voices in tech – February 5, 2020
Watch: Patrick Reilly on how to protect your intellectual property (IP) – February 5, 2020
#NotMe: Tech Company Launches App to Report Harassment Anonymously – February 5, 2020
Women of Data: Áine Dundas, International Marketing Director – February 5, 2020
How to be part of the circular fashion industry using SellHound – February 4, 2020
What do community college students gain from engineering abroad programs? – February 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel bets on flying taxis with Joby Aviation – February 2, 2020

News: January 2020

Rope Partners, leader in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance, and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired – January 30, 2020
SellHound Takes on SXSW – January 30, 2020
Watch: interview with Mary Noe, founder/CEO of Switchback Systems – January 28, 2020
ICYMI: Drug Discovery Startup Unnatural Products, Received $6 M in Seed Funding led by ARTIS Ventures – January 28, 2020
Jenny Reardon, a leading voice in the field of genomics, named a fellow of The Hastings Center – January 28, 2020
5 Ways to Kickstart a Data-Driven Company Culture in 2020 – January 28, 2020
The New Rules for Paid Ads on Social Media — and How They Impact Nonprofits – January 28, 2020
Local Launchpad iiED Hosts Startup Weekend – January 28, 2020
How UC Santa Cruz Engineers are proposing ways to improve electrical delivery – January 21, 2020
Second Wave of !!Con West Tickets to be Released – January 21, 2020
Joby Aviation plans to build a massive factory for flying cars in Marina – January 21, 2020
Cabrillo CIS Students Host Region-wide Cybersecurity Competition – January 21, 2020
Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases – January 21, 2020
US B2B blockchain company inks deal with JCB of Japan – January 21, 2020
Equal Access Santa Cruz Wins Big, Part II – January 21, 2020
Dave Evans & Dean Hovey to speak on Re-Designing Design Thinking at Feb 5 event – January 16, 2020
Poly: Six Predictions for Collaboration in the Next Decade – January 15, 2020
Toyota Makes a New $394 Million Bet on Flying Taxis – January 15, 2020
Joby Aviation Raises $590 Million in Series C Financing to Launch Air Taxi Service – January 15, 2020
Engineer, philanthropist Jack Baskin dies at age 100 – January 14, 2020
$1M gift creates William Wallace Campbell Director’s Fund for Lick Observatory – January 14, 2020
Equal Access Santa Cruz Brings Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Capitola Area – January 14, 2020
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay Returns to CSUMB – January 14, 2020
Design Santa Cruz has a Vision for 2020 – January 9, 2020
BLIX eBIkes Transitions to New E-Commerce Model – January 9, 2020
Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age – January 7, 2020
Year in Review for Baskin School of Engineering, 2019 – January 7, 2020
Watch: SNAP Ring Launches in London – January 7, 2020
How genetics and social games drive evolution of mating systems in mammals – January 7, 2020
OPOS-Fullpower launches “The First 24/7 Opioid Compliance Solution” – January 7, 2020

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