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Priority lanes the top priority for big ISPs, when net neutrality ends
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA When the FCC’s repeal of network neutrality rules takes effect, as is likely, on June 11, 2018, you can expect the big […]
Genes found only in humans influence brain size
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz, CA June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Graduate student Gary Mantalas works with cortical organoids grown from embryonic stem cells in Sofie Salama’s lab at UC […]
Master’s degree approved for UCSC Science Communication Program
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Widely regarded as one of the best science writing programs in the world, the UCSC Science Communication Program focuses on practical training […]
Santa Cruz Works names interim Executive Director
(Contributed) June 4, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Nik Bahram has been named the new interim Executive Director at Santa Cruz Works. Contributed) New interim Executive Director will help grow Santa Cruz’s unique […]
8 Successful Give-Back Models for Social Enterprises
(Source: Cosmic) May 31, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA It’s easy to look at the most recognized social enterprises like Toms Shoes or Warby Parker and think that the buy-one-give-one model is the way to […]
Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology launches ‘Voices of the Valleys’
(Source: WGA-CIT newsletter) May 31, 2018 — Salinas, CA Welcome to Voices of the Valleys, a new radio show that will be interviewing growers, entrepreneurs, educators, and technologists who are inventing new solutions for challenges […]
Why centralized data access is key for your organization becoming ‘GDPR ready’
By Daniel Mintz Chief Data Evangelist at Looker May 31, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA After the better part of two years of preparation, debate and conjecture across the technology industry, today, the general data […]
New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz May 31 — Santa Cruz, CA (Illustration, above, of emissions from a tidal disruption event shows in cross section what happens when the material from a disrupted star is […]
Scotts Valley’s dfusion Receives $1.3 Million to Develop and Evaluate a Mobile App Promoting Sexual Health for Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
By Regina Firpo-Triplett, MPH, MCHES CEO, dfusion Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 30, 2018 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: NIH reviewers determined that the proposed mobile app approach is a promising way […]
Net neutrality clears California senate on party line vote
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 30, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The future of network neutrality is now in the hands of the California assembly. Yesterday, the California senate approved senate bill 822, […]