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COVID-19: UC Santa Cruz Economist helps build “contact tracing” app for Peru
By Jennifer McNulty UC Santa Cruz April 8, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Economics Professor Kristian López Vargas. Credit: Jackie Powell) Balancing privacy and the value of data in the COVID-19 pandemic […]
UCSC researchers are taking on the coronavirus challenge on multiple fronts
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz April 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: UC Santa Cruz) From developing diagnostic tests to conducting surveys of infection prevalence, campus researchers are doing what they can […]
Church Brothers Farm: Collaboration is Key in Ag Technology
By Matthew J. Grassi Growing Produce March 25, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo: Church Brothers Farm experiments with automated weeding in its fields with automated prototype. Photo source: Growing Produce) California, with its $15 minimum wage requirement […]
UCSC scientists round-up supplies for local doctors to combat COVID-19
By Christopher Salas KSBW Action News 8 March 24, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: KSWB Action News 8) University of California Santa Cruz scientists are donating protective medical supplies to local hospitals facing […]
UC experts take on COVID-19
(Source: UC Office of the President) March 17, 2020 UC’s academic medical centers at the forefront in evaluating patients and providing treatment The University of California has been on the front lines in the fight against […]
Joby chosen to provide vehicle for NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge
By Brian Garrett-Glaser Aviation Today March 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: NASA) NASA brings together companies involved in emerging air transportation systems to help inform requirements and best practices for UAM operations […]
Elaine Sullivan uses 3D technologies to peel away the layers of history
By Scott Rappaport UC Santa Cruz March 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: UC Santa Cruz associate history professor Elaine Sullivan. Source: UC Santa Cruz) Project uses 3D technologies to create interactive models to […]
How a Looker Certification Will Level Up Your Career
By Carrie Browde Certification Coordinator at Looker March 3, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA As someone who recently switched job sectors, I had concerns and preconceptions about how I could flourish in a field undergoing constant […]
Chris Bley’s deep dive into the drone industry
By Karen Kefauver Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 25, 2020 — Marina, CA (Photo: Between all his entrepreneurial ventures, Chris Bley makes time for cycling and flying his drone for fun. Pictured here on […]
Thoughtfull Toys Rolls Out a Crowdfunding Campaign that Invests in the Future
(Contributed) February 24, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: The “three dads” behind Thoughtfull Toys: Brian Gulassa, David Silverglate and Trevor Hite. Source: Contributed) Using equity crowdfunding site StartEngine, David Silverglate, founder and CEO of ThoughtFull […]