Engineering
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Steck Award recipient seeks to solve atomic structure of human astrovirus
Edmundo Perez (College 10 ‘17, bioengineering) is being recognized for his work on how the human immune system blocks virus infection and disease.
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Materials Science and Engineering Initiative focuses on sustainability
UC Santa Cruz researchers are developing new materials for a wide range of devices and products, from solar cells to surfboards.
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Genomics Institute joins international Human Cell Atlas Initiative
UCSC researchers will collaborate with partners in U.S. and Europe to build data coordination platform for effort to characterize every cell type in the human body.
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UC Santa Cruz students to show VR projects and videogames in public showcase
The ‘Sammy Showcase’ on Saturday, June 3, is hosted by the Games and Playable Media program at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus.
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UC Santa Cruz genetics lab helps solve the mystery of ‘Miranda Eve’
Ancient DNA expert Ed Green helped identify the remains of a 19th-century baby Jane Doe found in San Francisco backyard.
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Graduate student John Felts takes second place in UC Grad Slam
Felts presented his work on Cruz Foam, a biodegradable alternative to polyurethane and polystyrene foam.
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Inspiring young students to branch into STEM
This spring, an enterprising group of Watsonville High School students put on lab coats and safety goggles and got a behind-the-scenes look at the labs of UC Santa Cruz’s Science Hill.
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Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies at age 101
Harry Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science, worked on early computing systems and helped universities around the world establish computer science programs.
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A role model for girls who code
Regine De Guzman, a self-taught coding whiz, wants to close the Silicon Valley gender gap by encouraging girls to pursue tech careers. She will share her words of wisdom at the upcoming TEDxLosGatosHighSchool.
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Alumni Weekend Teach-Ins 2017: stem cell research and standing up to “alternative facts”
This year’s Teach-In lecture series will include eye-opening presentations about the potentials of stem cell research and the role of the humanities in a ‘post-truth world.’

