Toy or therapy device? Researchers study effectiveness of fidget tools
By Marianne Russ Sharp, UC Davis (via UC Santa Cruz) July 30, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The study will assess whether a high-tech fidget device increases..
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Sparking girls’ interest in computing through “social wearables”
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz July 30, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Graduate student Sarah Frost demonstrates prototypes of social wearable technology..
Adwait Ratnaparkhi appointed executive director of Natural Language Processing program
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering, UCSC July 23, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Adwait Ratnaparkhi, executive director of UCSC’s new..
CITRIS UCSC funds new pandemic-related research projects
Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz June 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Clockwise from top left: Professor and Chair of Computational Media Sri Kurniawan,..
UC Santa Cruz STEM Diversity Programs honored by ‘Insight into Diversity’ magazine
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz July 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented..
Raising a glass (and funds) for research
By Dan WhiteUC Santa Cruz June 25, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The virologist Rebecca DuBois, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of biomolecular..
A new challenge for engineering students’ capstone projects—COVID-19
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering, UCSC June 23, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Although unable to complete their initial plans, a team of..
UCSC Lab’s DNA technology leads to match in Daralyn Johnson murder case
By Jessica TaylorIdaho News 6 May 20, 2020 — Boise, Idaho (Photo credit: UC Santa Cruz) Paleogeneticist Richard “Ed” Green’s work instrumental in..
UC Santa Cruz team a finalist in Amazon’s Alexa challenge
By Lisa RennerUC Santa Cruz May 20, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The UC Santa Cruz team, led by faculty adviser Marilyn Walker, professor of..
COVID Catalyst Fund supports work on rapid serology test at UC Santa Cruz
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand. Source: UC Santa Cruz) Biomolecular..