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Genomics leader David Haussler to advise Chan Zuckerberg science initiative
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 21, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering and director of the Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz. Source: UCSC.) Professor of […]
UCSC student games featured at IndieCade Festival
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Undergrads Kelsey Coffman and Mitch Mastroni created Séance, one of four games created by UC Santa Cruz students that are […]
Back when SCO & Pizza Hut made headlines with PizzaNet
By Jonathan Cohen Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Pizza Hut keeps the original PizzaNet user interface online to this day.) In a revolutionary spin on […]
Reesa Abrams: This blooming of STEM women is long overdue
By Sean Tario Open Spectrum, Inc. September 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Reesa Abrams has a long history of contributions to the fields of adult learning and technical knowledge transfer. Contributed.) [Editor’s […]
City of Salinas: Results from the 2016 Forbes AgTech Summit
By Spencer Critchley City of Salinas September 14, 2016 — Salinas, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a variety of article about the Forbes AgTech Summit held last July in Salinas, including Forbes […]
Dovetail Genomics and Illumina to Co-Market Dovetail’s Full-Service Genome Assembly
(Contributed) September 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Dovetail Genomics LLC today announced it has signed a co-marketing agreement with Illumina for the promotion of Dovetail’s genome sequencing and assembly services for long-range sequencing applications […]
Big Questions To Be Explored At UCSC Silicon Valley Campus Grand Opening
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz September 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz and Santa Clara, CA (Photo above: The Silicon Valley Campus is enabling a stronger connection and greater interaction between faculty, students, and Silicon […]
New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel ‘lightvalves’
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A new optofluidic platform for biological sample processing and optical analysis is made of polydimethylsiloxane — PDMS — and features […]
NSF funds UCSC project to develop assisted public transit services
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: RouteMe2 will use cloud processing to integrate data from transit agencies and users’ smartphones, providing guidance for passengers and allowing […]
The part where you’re still writing your story
By Kevin Grossman Reach West Radio September 9, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Audio Podcast: Reach West Radio interview with Sara Isenberg, founder of Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Click below to start podcast.) [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/281794481″ […]