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Looker Enhances Self-Service Analytics for Everyday Business Users
(Contributed) February 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Make decisions and take immediate action based on current, trusted and secure data Looker, the leading data platform company, today released new features and enhancements that make […]
Ten years, 106 events, and 2120 pizzas later
By Tatum Whitehead Student, Pacific Collegiate School Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 11, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Attendees start to arrive at the Cocoanut Grove for the 10th anniversary of […]
Beacon report outlines benefits of growing tech sector in Santa Cruz County
(Contributed) February 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The Santa Cruz Tech Sector and Ecosystem report outlines the benefits of the growing local tech sector, busts several myths, and notes how our tech ecosystem differs […]
Otters in the “Shark Tank”
By Ray Kaiser The Lutrinae, CSUMB February 6, 2018 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Students participate in the sixth annual Startup Weekend for the Monterey Bay area. Contributed.) This past Friday through Sunday, Cal State […]
Three-part series spotlights minority women entrepreneurs in agtech
(Source: From Farm to Incubatorsttps) February 6, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Minority women featured in the article series at the documentary screening and discussion at Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology on […]
Cross-institutional cohort will participate in Transforming STEM Teaching Faculty Learning Program
(Source: UCSC Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning) February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The Transforming STEM Teaching Faculty Learning Program supports higher education instructors in adopting STEM active learning techniques. A cross-institutional […]
Scientists report big improvements in HIV vaccine production
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Using robotics, UCSC researchers automated the process of screening tens of thousands of cells to find cell lines that produce […]
EDGE on fintech takeaways from CES 2018
By Chandler Harris Director of Marketing, EDGE Card Mobile Payments February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Key fintech takeaways from CES Edge was at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year meeting with […]
Watch: Congrats Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup on 10 Year Anniversary!
(Source: Matthew Swinnerton) February 6, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Matthew Swinnerton of SC Works made the rounds to capture some “Congratulations!” to Doug Erickson on the 10 year anniversary of the Santa Cruz New […]
Naval Postgraduate School’s Seed Program selects first group of projects for full funding
(Contributed) February 1, 2018 — Monterey, CA VC Funding Model Fuels Military Research Five research projects at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are receiving full funding to implement improvements in the Department of Defense. The […]