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Who Owns Your DNA?
By Alisha Green GoodTimes February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: UCSC Computer Science and Engineering professor Abhradeep Guha Thakurt is part of a research team recently awarded $600K to study genetic privacy. Credit: […]
Code Naturally to hold last Spring Break Code Camp and then transition future focus
(Contributed) February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA [4/16/19 update: for the most current information about Code Naturally, go to http://codenaturally.com.] After this last camp, Code Naturally will transition to licensing software and providing professional […]
Women Leaders in Spotlight at Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit
By Amy Wu (for Hartnell College) February 26, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Glenda Humiston, vice president of agriculture and natural resources for the University of California, will address opportunities in creating a 21st-century, […]
Watch: Steve Benz, president of genomics for NantOmics, describes defending his Ph.D. thesis at UCSC as one of the most powerful moments of his life
(Source: Baskin School of Engineering website) February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Steve Benz, Ph.D., Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics at UCSC is now the president of genomics for NantOmics. Source: Baskin School of […]
Marina Airport looks to take off with drones
By Priyana Runwal UCSC Science Communication Graduate Student (Photo credit: David Royal/Monterey Herald) When the Army transferred ownership of the Marina Airport to the city of Marina in 1995, city officials envisioned using a third […]
Ceremony honors inaugural holder of Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 26, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Chancellor George Blumenthal honored Olena Vaske as the inaugural holder of the the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics. Credit: […]
UCSC launches the country’s first graduate program in serious games
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 19, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Sri Kurniawan, professor of computational media, develops games and assistive technologies for people with special needs. Serious games include games […]
Tech titan returns to campus, shares tales of survival
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz February 19, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Before joining Slack, Lopp worked at Pinterest as the head of engineering, Apple as a senior engineering manager, Netscape, and […]
What does patent activity in the Monterey Bay area look like?
By Larry Cady Senior Analyst, IFI Claims Patent Services February 19, 2019 — Monterey Bay Silicon Valley companies like Intel, Apple and Google are leading patent recipients as tracked by the IFI CLAIMS Patent Services […]
Surfing, Sailing, & Business Payments in the Digital Age
Source: Regalix.tv February 19, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA As digital transformation touches every sector and industry, there seems to be a growing disconnect between tradition corporations adopting modernized financial operations and the early adopters […]