Connecting UCSC students with industry to launch STEM careers

UC Santa Cruz MESA students with MESA Academic Counselor Jennifer Wood

Six talented University of California, Santa Cruz MESA students connected with industry professionals in San Diego during an invite-only STEM conference.

Business strategy course provides value to local nonprofits, augments the experiential learning student experience

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The Baskin School of Engineering Business Strategy and Information Systems course, offered in the spring, provides undergraduate students real-world experience and valuable technical skills through community-engaged consultancy projects.

Baskin Engineering’s Diverse Voices speaker series returns for its fifth season

Diverse Voices logo

The 2022–23 season kicks off this fall with two industry professional speakers who will speak to students and the UC Santa Cruz community about their experiences in academia and industry.

Promoting student success and inclusive pedagogy at the Baskin School of Engineering

Students discussing a topic outside with their professor

Student-centered programming and professional teaching development workshops support inclusive learning and teaching in STEM classrooms.

Girls in Engineering programming returns to help build a new generation of engineers and technologists 

Girls in Engineering program

The five-day camp introduces middle school girls from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties to the fields of engineering and technology and helps bridge the gender gap in STEM education.

Celebrating student and industry collaboration at Partners’ Day

Dean Wolf pictured with students during Partners' Day 2022

The annual event underscores the value of industry partnerships and how they provide unique opportunities for Baskin Engineering students to develop and hone their soft and hard skills in preparation for impactful, successful careers.

Noopur Raval: Postdoctoral Researcher

Noopur Raval: Postdoctoral Researcher

Graduate Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University, Cinema Studies, M.Phil., Arts & Aesthetics, M.A.; UC Irvine, Informatics, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Christ University, (3 majors) Media Studies, English Literature, and Psychology, B.A.
Advisor: Norman Su
Department: Computational Media

“It’s important to learn by doing, take chances, and grow from those individual experiences.”

Amazon project manager Anika Narayanan shares advice on finding your footing in tech amid adversity

Anika Narayanan

During the second event of the Diverse Voices 2022 series, Anika Narayanan discussed her experience navigating from college graduate to early career tech professional in a remote world.