New Breed of Solar Panels Fine-Tunes Light for Crops
By Xochitl Rojas-Rocha Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Cucumbers growing strong under the light from 5,000 square feet of Soliculture’s..
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Technique earns prize in NIH ‘Follow that Cell’ challenge
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: Nader Pourmand, professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, is one of 16 finalists in Phase 1 of the..
UC Santa Cruz students compete for $1M Hult Prize
By Scott Rappaport UC Santa Cruz March 6, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: From left to right: UC Santa Cruz students, Kymberley Kudravy, Justin..
DNA sequencer the size of a mobile phone
By Branwyn Wagman, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Investigators at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have optimized performance of a mobile-phone-sized..
In our own back yard: Genomics conference to attract worldwide audience
By Jonathan Partridge Contributor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 20, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Most people may know Santa Cruz for its boardwalk and beaches, but..
Genomics Institute’s David Haussler awarded prestigious Prize
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute director David Haussler awarded prestigious Dan David Prize David Haussler, professor of biomolecular..
Google gives Lick Observatory $1 million
By Robert Sanders UC Berkeley (Photo above: Lick Observatory is located atop Mt. Hamilton east of San Jose and is operated by UC Observatories, headquartered..
Game designer Brenda Romero honored with Game Developers Choice Award
By Tim Stephen UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: Brenda Romero. Credit: C. Lagattuta) Romero, director of the UC Santa Cruz Games and Playable Media master’s..
Rising stars garner national attention in gaming
By Jonathan Partridge Contributor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 20, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz graduate students have been recognized this month..
$1M awarded for UCSC to lead on new human genome map
By Tim Stephen UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz to lead effort to build a new map of human genetic variation Award given to develop a comprehensive Human Genome..