Baskin Engineering 2021–22 Dean’s and Chancellor’s Awards granted to outstanding research projects
The awardees will be honored at an in-person celebratory reception, scheduled for June 1.
2022
From consideration to commitment: Baskin student ambassadors provide insight, support to prospective students
As they consider the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering, prospective and newly admitted students get a unique look into the Baskin experience through peer-led tours.
Industry leader Alexandra Navarro addresses overcoming imposter syndrome and finding belonging and inclusion in tech
The 2022 Diverse Voices speaker series kicked off on April 20 with Paystand Chief of Staff Alexandra Navarro discussing the importance of building self-confidence, maintaining a support system, and setting actionable goals to succeed personally and professionally.
Baskin Engineering fosters student opportunities through corporate partnerships
On April 13, nearly 500 students connected with companies and campus organizations for an afternoon of networking and recruitment for summer internships and full-time career opportunities.
Forming links to solve big problems: Katia Obraczka embraces CITRIS’s interdisciplinary mission
The CITRIS principal investigator and professor of computer science and engineering addresses complex issues of public safety—from wildfire prevention to reliable patient monitoring—with systems and networking expertise.
UC Santa Cruz mechatronics course makes a lasting impact on students, local community
The mechatronics course, offered twice a year by the UC Santa Cruz Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, provides students a strong foundation in robotics engineering and allows the general public to stay connected and engaged with the UCSC engineering community.
The Baskin Engineering Diverse Voices series returns this spring for its fourth season
This season features two industry professionals who will share their experiences as women in tech, the importance of self-confidence, and how to build community.
How mentorship and a transformative graduate experience inspired alumnus Brian Levine to build a legacy of socially responsible innovation
Baskin Engineering’s 2022 distinguished graduate student alumnus Brian Levine credits his time at UC Santa Cruz for giving him the tools to become a life-long educator and socially impactful researcher.
Distinguished Research Professor Phokion Kolaitis to deliver the Spring 2022 Emeriti Lecture
Phokion Kolaitis, a distinguished research professor at the Baskin School of Engineering, will discuss ‘some aspects of computational social choice’—an interdisciplinary field that examines problems in collective decision making from an algorithmic perspective.
New awards launched for applied mathematics students
Three new awards have been established at Baskin Engineering to support students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies in applied mathematics.
CROSS-sponsored project merges with major open source software framework Apache Arrow
The Skyhook Data Management incubator project was created by researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) as a solution to cut down on client workload in filtering and decoding large datasets in storage systems.
UC Santa Cruz trailblazers featured in Santa Cruz Works 2022 Titans of Tech
Alexander Wolf, Baskin Engineering dean, and Becca Fenwick, director of the CITRIS Initiative on Drone Education and Research, are two of the 11 tech professionals selected to be a part of the Santa Cruz Works 2022 Titans of Tech.