UC Santa Cruz creates new Department of Computational Media
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Michael Mateas, above, is chair of the new Department of Computational Media. Photo credit: C. Lagattuta) New department builds..
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Acclaimed game designer joins UC Santa Cruz faculty
by Scott Rappaport UC Santa Cruz [Editor’s note: In a related article, VentureBeat published UC Santa Cruz taps Journey co-creator Robin Hunicke to teach..
Watch: Mixing science and tech for Ebola vaccine
Sara Isenberg Santa Cruz Tech Beat, publisher [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Round-the-clock work on new Ebola genome browser (October 2,..
Two locals make Tech Crunch list of 10 Men Making Waves for Women in Tech
by Ruthie Farmer Tech Crunch [Editor’s note: Kudos to two locals who made the Tech Crunch list 10 Men Making Waves For Women In Tech: (1) Charlie..
UCSC genomics center awarded $11M grant
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Photo credit: Elena Zhukova) UC Santa Cruz leads $11 million Center for Big Data in Translational Genomics National Institutes..
Round-the-clock work on new Ebola genome browser
by Guy Lasnier UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute releases bioinformatic tool to assist vaccine efforts The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute..
Human genome was shaped by an evolutionary arms race with itself
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz New study of primate genomes reveals an ongoing battle to control “jumping genes,” driving the evolution of greater..
UC Santa Cruz establishes Symantec Presidential Chair in Storage and Security
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz Computer scientist Ethan Miller appointed to new endowed chair funded by a gift from Symantec and UC Presidential matching funds..
UC meets VC: UCSC aims for startup hub with funding, incubator, tech partners
by Lauren Hepler Silicon Valley Business Journal [Editor’s note: For more on this topic, see Santa Cruz Tech Beat’s UC proposes $250M venture fund..
UC proposes $250M venture fund for faculty- and student-led startups
[Editor’s note: Although UC Santa Cruz isn’t able to discuss the specific impacts yet, it sounds like this is the first concrete step in Janet..