Nhan Nguyen: Undergraduate Student
Degree Program: Computer Game Design B.S
Department: Computational Media
“It’s so satisfying when you find the solution to a complex coding problem.”
Degree Program: Computer Game Design B.S
Department: Computational Media
“It’s so satisfying when you find the solution to a complex coding problem.”
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.
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.
Three new awards have been established at Baskin Engineering to support students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies in applied mathematics.
Degree Program: Computer Science, B.S.; Electronic Music, minor
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
“There’s a lot of intersection between electronic music and computer science. In one of my classes, we’re using a specific music programming language to program our own sounds and electronic instruments. Doing these types of projects heightens my interest because I never thought I could blend those two fields and passions of mine together.”
The annual UCSC hackathon brought together over 400 students worldwide to learn new skills and develop innovative technological solutions to real-world challenges.
Degree Program: Computer Science, B.S.; Business Management Economics, B.A.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering; Economics
“The [UCSC] campus and culture really appealed to me, and I can confidently say I’m happy with my decision.”
A sensing system developed by researchers at the Baskin School of Engineering provides a simplified and reliable approach for state awareness and motion detection in soft robotics.
Students from Computer Science and Engineering placed second out of 120 university teams from around the country.
Degree Program: Computer Science, B.S.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
“Baskin Engineering does a great job of providing research opportunities for all of its engineering students.”
Professors Magy Seif El-Nasr and Elin Carstensdottir will use the funds to examine how college students cope and adapt in unforeseen situations.
Fall quarter 2020, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Scientific Director David Haussler had an inspiration: “Let’s use our Picroscope to introduce Alisal High students to research!” With that, the Genomics Institute Office of Diversity was on its way to piloting a remote teaching project in an Advanced Placement® (AP) biology class at Alisal High School in Salinas, California, located about an hour’s drive south of Santa Cruz.