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California’s Institutes for Science and Innovation celebrate 20 years of research and discovery
California’s Institutes for Science and Innovation celebrate 20 years of research and discovery Twenty years ago, nobody could have foreseen how vital telemedicine would become for safely delivering health care during a pandemic. Nor did they anticipate the urgent...
Introduction to CruzX The Social Network for UCSC Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Changemakers
CruzX is a social network bringing together UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, alumni and partners interested in innovation, entrepreneurship and change-making. On CruzX you'll be able to find inspiring teams and team-mates, mentors, innovation courses, workshops,...
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
Tim Stephens | UCSC | September 24, 2020 In an impressive proof-of-concept demonstration, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has developed a bioelectronic system driven by a machine learning algorithm that can shift the membrane voltage in living cells and...
Marco Rolandi (ECE): Promoted to full professor
Marco Rolandi (ECE): Promoted to full professor July 23, 2020 | Baskin School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz Marco Rolandi is Professor and Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He is an expert in bioelectronic ion conducting devices,...
Congratulations Baskin Engineering Faculty QB3 Affiliates on 2020 Promotions and Advancements
Rebecca DuBois (BME): Granted tenure and promoted to associate professor Rebecca DuBois has performed outstanding work on understanding and combating viruses including astrovirus, RSV, and SARS-COV-2. Her lab’s protein engineering expertise is highly sought after and...
New optical technique provides more efficient probe of nanomagnet dynamics
New optical technique provides more efficient probe of nanomagnet dynamics Data storage devices and other emerging technologies use magnetic elements smaller than 100 nanometers, but studying their magnetization dynamics can be a challenge June 01, 2020 | UCSC | Tim...
UC Santa Cruz leads research center on botanical dietary supplements
New $5 million NIH grant supports a collaborative research program to understand the cellular mechanisms by which botanical natural products may affect human health
Raising a glass (and funds) for research
Michael David Winery helps fund professor’s COVID-19 research with “Going Viral” Merlot June 18, 2020 | UCSC | Dan White Michael Phillips had been looking for an eye-catching, thoughtful way to honor the groundbreaking and lifesaving work of his daughter, the...
Steck Award recipient helps discover protein involved with circadian clock timing
June 17, 2020 | UCSC | Lisa Renner Every once in a while, professors meet a student who seems destined to be a star in their field. For Carrie Partch, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, one of those students is Alfred Freeberg, this...
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