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Western Growers Offers List of Agtech Startups
By David Castellon The Business Journal May 28, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Conner Cunningham, a field specialist for WaterBit, shows one of the small, solar-powered computers his company has installed in an almond […]
Studying robotic and autonomous vehicle systems in the presence of uncertainty
By James McGirk Baskin School of Engineering May 28, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA As robots and autonomous vehicles escape the confines of factory floors and other controlled environments, they find themselves confronted with uncertainty. […]
Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tech: Why I Joined Looker
By Kelli Dragovich Chief People Officer at Looker May 28, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kelli Dragovich, Chief People Officer at Looker. Source: LinkedIn) Why I Love The Dreaded Role Of “Human Resources” […]
Cruzio Proposes Mid-County Fiber Internet Construction
By Peggy Dolgenos Cruzio CEO May 28, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Everyone in our community should have equal access to high-speed, affordable internet. This has been Cruzio’s goal throughout our history, and it’s why […]
Middlebury Institute Student Wins Startup Challenge Monterey Bay’s Student Division
By Jason Warburg Middlebury Institute of International Studies May 23, 2019 — Monterey, CA (Photo above: Erin Lannon MAIEP ’19, left, accepting her first prize award in the Student Division of Startup Challenge Monterey Bay […]
Musician’s BASS for the Win!
By Aliza Hava Founder & CEO of Musician’s BASS – Business Administration Software for Success Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 21, 2019 — Seaside, CA (Photo: Aliza Hava receives her check for $20,000 […]
Startup Challenge Monterey Bay awards $60,000 in prize money to winners
By Matt Koller Benito Link May 21, 2019 — Seaside, CA (Photo: Brad Barbeau, executive director of CSUMB’s Institute for Innovation & Economic Development (IIED) speaks at the May 10 event. Credit: Matt Koller) While […]
UCSC engineers to participate in research center on autonomous systems
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz May 21, 2019 — Santa Cruz (Photo above: Ricardo Sanfelice directs the Cyber-physical Systems Research Center and the Hybrid Systems Lab at UC Santa Cruz. Photo by Lucid Sound […]
Prof. Lise Getoor honored with 5th annual Women in Science and Engineering Award
By James McGirk Baskin School of Engineering May 21, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Lise Getoor has consistently attracted and successfully advised and mentored female students. “I cannot think of more deserving candidate than Getoor.” […]
Looker named one of best big data companies and CEOs to work for in 2019
By Louis Columbus Forbes May 21, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: It’s all in the headline and the graphic, but what the heck.] In 2019, employees are the most likely to recommend Arcadia […]