Baskin Engineering News

Baskin Engineering MESA students connect with industry at Student Leadership Conference event

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A group of students smile in front of MESA backdrop

A group of talented UC Santa Cruz MESA students connected with industry professionals in San Francisco during an invite-only STEM conference. MESA’s Student Leadership Conference brought together hand-picked engineering and computer science students with industry to develop the next generation of STEM leaders. Held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, this year’s conference challenged students … Read more

We’re going to need a new innovation ecosystem

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David Deamer holds MinION device, nanopore sequencing technology

The UC system, and other universities across the country are pushing hard to restore federal government funding. Ideally, our advocacy pays off such that sufficient levels of research funding continue to reach universities in support of basic research. Because, without federal support, it’s not just our researchers and students who will suffer—it’s industry, too, and the wider economy and society. 

Generative AI Center welcomes new industry collaborations 

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Four event panelists sit on a stage, screen behind them reads "Panel Discussion: Embodied AI"

The recently launched Generative AI Center at UC Santa Cruz, based at both the main campus and at the UCSC Silicon Valley campus in Santa Clara, is bringing together university researchers and industry partners for collaboration, innovation, and impact at the cutting edge of the field.   The Center welcomes new industry partners to expand their … Read more

Baskin Engineering co-organizes machine learning-focused Bay Learn Symposium 

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Speakers it on stage for agentic AI panel

The Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz co-organized this year’s Bay Learn Symposium, an annual event gathering engineers and scientists in machine learning from the San Francisco Bay Area. The event format centered around sharing cutting edge research and ideas, and included lively panel and group discussions about present and future ML and … Read more

Baskin Engineering hosts neurosymbolic AI conference

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A group of around 70 people pose for a photo in an auditorium

From September 8-10, the Baskin School of Engineering hosted the 19th Conference on Neurosymbolic Learning and Reasoning (NeSy 2025), the longest-standing gathering for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research in neurosymbolic AI. The event brought together more than 90 people to discuss the future of a field that aims to build powerful computational AI … Read more

2025 Dean’s Awards highlight outstanding Baskin Engineering undergraduate research in AI, cybersecurity, biomedicine, and more

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Dean's Awards group photo

The Baskin Engineering Dean’s Awards celebrate achievements in engineering research, honoring 10 distinguished undergraduate projects that demonstrate excellence and innovation in a range of fields, including biomedical research, machine learning, agricultural technology, and cybersecurity.

Baskin Engineering students sweep SC Launchpad 2025 awards in technology and social impact categories

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Tesphase team at SC Launchpad

At the 2025 Santa Cruz (SC) Launchpad event, University of California, Santa Cruz students competed in an exciting business pitch competition for $40,000 in cash prizes. Notably, Baskin Engineering students contributed to four of the five winning teams.

First annual UC Open Summit highlights open source innovation in the UC system

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Dean Alex Wolf presents at the First Annual UC Open.

The University of California Open Summit (UC Open) 2025 was held on April 23–24 at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara. This was the first major event organized by the University of California Open Source Program Office (UC OSPO) Network. The summit – which welcomed about 125 participants – provided a unique opportunity … Read more