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UCSC research helps extend internet backbone in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
by Guy Lasnier UC Santa Cruz A detailed survey of unmet broadband needs by UC Santa Cruz information technology experts proved key to the approval last month of a $10.6 million state grant to extend […]
Nina Simon’s web-inspired approach to exhibits & partnerships
by Alicia Akins createquity.com Arts Policy Library: The Participatory Museum “This may sound messy,” Nina Simon, engineer turned experience designer, writes of participatory projects. “It may [also] sound tremendously exciting.” Written in 2010 as a […]
PayStand wins award for tech startups
(Santa Cruz Sentinel) PayStand, a Santa Cruz startup co-founded by Jeremy Almond and Scott Campbell, is one of the 10 winners in the Internet category in the 2014 TiE50 Awards, a Silicon Valley competition to […]
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UCSC Baskin School of Engineering Dean Art Ramirez Steps Down
(Contributed by UC Santa Cruz) Ramirez will return to research Art Ramirez, who has served UC Santa Cruz as dean of engineering at the Baskin School of Engineering for the past five years, has announced […]
Surfnet teams with Sunesys to win $10.6 million grant for regional fiber network
by Bojana Fazarinc Surfnet Communications Bringing high broadband access, speeds and affordability A state grant for a 91-mile fiber optic network, bringing local-controlled and operated broadband infrastructure to Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties […]
Completely Cut Off
by James Hackett Cruzio Reflecting back to 2009 when Santa Cruz internet, cell phones, landlines, ATMs and even for a while 911 services were disabled Five years ago today, on April 9th 2009, Santa Cruz […]
Hack UCSC: A Step in the Right Direction
By Aric Sleeper Hack UCSC joins university talent with the local tech industry Speaking before a packed house of the who’s who of the Santa Cruz tech and business communities, members of city government, university […]
Santa Cruz TECH scene makes the national news on NPR Marketplace (and more)
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat There are two things to know about Santa Cruz TECH in the news today (March 27, 2014)… 1. Our local tech scene is featured in NPR Marketplace’s […]
Google offers a better benchmark for Santa Cruz broadband policy
by Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Google offers a better benchmark for Santa Cruz broadband policy The color scheme is optional. Santa Cruz County is moving closer to cutting red tape for broadband projects to […]