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Why You Need to Say ‘Yes’ to Be Lucky w/ Craig Vachon, Chowdahead Growth Fund
By Andrea Koppel time4coffee March 5, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA >>> Listen to podcast Craig Vachon is the founder and managing partner of Chowdahead Growth Fund, a seed investment firm based in California. Vachon […]
CPUC seeks volunteers for study of internet promise versus performance
(Contributed) March 5, 2019 — Monterey, CA How do you know you’re getting the Internet speed you’ve been promised? The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); the Geographical Information Center (GIC) at California State University, Chico; […]
Students don science hats for Science & Engineering Fair
By Jordy Hyman Santa Cruz Sentinel March 5, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Brenda Payne, left, a judge from the California Invention Center, talks with Happy Valley Elementary’s Avery Schromm about her ‘Quiet […]
Q&A: Merging art & tech with Idea Fab Labs co-founder Jordan Layman
By Madison Eadie City of Santa Cruz Economic Development (Photo above: Jordan Layman is the co-founder of Idea Fab Labs. Credit: Madison Eadie) March 5, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Idea Fab Labs, located in […]
Cabrillo to hold grand opening for newly renamed Horticulture and Agriculture Technology Center
(Contributed) March 5, 2019 — Aptos, CA Cabrillo College renames Environmental Horticulture Center and Botanical Garden as the Horticulture and Agriculture Technology Center Grand Opening Event Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 5-7 p.m. With the start […]
8 Tips for Creating a Digital Badging System: Recognize, Encourage and Affirm Youth Who Build Tech Skills
By Shannon Campe Program Manager, ETR March 5, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA What do you know about badges? I’m not talking about the patch you sew on your Girl Scout vest when you’ve completed […]
UC Santa Cruz will invest nearly $6M in its research tools this academic year
By Scott Brandt UC Santa Cruz Vice Chancellor, Research March 5, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Federal funds a boon to campus research tools UC Santa Cruz will invest nearly $6 million in its research […]
SellHound launches eBay version of their posting app
By Alicia Earle SellHound Director of Marketing March 1, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA We’re bursting at the seams to share that the eBay version of the SellHound Posting App is finally live! The app […]
Genomics Institute launches brain research project
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 28, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: As stem cells develop into cortical neurons in the lab, they self-organize into layered structures similar to the brain’s cortex […]
Q&A: Cornell Woodson talks about his new DEI leadership role at Looker
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Cornell Woodson is the new Global Head of DEI at Looker. Contributued) I first learned about […]