Baskin News
Lynne Sheehan retires after 33 years: Staff organize food drive in lieu of retirement party
Lynne Sheehan, network administrator for the Baskin School of Engineering and avid supporter of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz, is retiring after 33 years of service to UC Santa Cruz.
Genome of beloved sea otter Gidget now available for browsing
A sea otter genome browser — featuring the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s beloved Gidget – is now available to the public.
Keehl receives Google scholarship
Computational Media Ph.D student Oleksandra Keehl will use the award to help develop a mobile game designed to help Japanese language learners master kanji, Japanese logographic script.
Alumni Stories: Shereen Oraby’s industry-relevant experience at Baskin Engineering lands her a job with Amazon Alexa AI
As a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz, Shereen Oraby was on the cutting edge of research in Natural Language Processing. Now she is working on developing machine learning models for one of the world’s best-known virtual assistants.
News Brief: Baskin School of Engineering names new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Incoming AD prepares to take on role as “change agent” to enhance education for engineering students.
Baskin Engineering alumnae earn patents for technology they developed as students
In 2012, seven female students from the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz were admitted to a unique scholarship program at eBay. Eight years later, four of these students can call themselves inventors.
Alumni stories: Sina Farsiu’s interdisciplinary background is saving patients’ vision
Sina Farsiu graduated with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Baskin School of Engineering in 2005. Now he runs his own Vision and Image Processing Lab at Duke University.
News Brief: Computational Media Ph.D. student Oleksandra Keehl receives Google scholarship
Keehl is one of twenty recipients of the scholarship designed to create gender equality in the tech industry by encouraging women to excel as active participants and leaders in the field.
Alumni stories: How hands-on experience at UC Santa Cruz landed Olivia Oswald her dream job
Electrical engineering undergraduate alumna Olivia Oswald (‘14), shares how engaging in internships and design projects while she was a student provided her with the experience she needed to acquire a job at Tesla, where she is currently a Sr. Technical Program Manager.
Baskin Engineering appoints first program director for student excellence, engagement, and inclusion
Carmen Robinson will advance student excellence and achievement.
Four UCSC engineers awarded Google Faculty Research Awards
Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Matthew Guthaus, Professor Lise Getoor, Assistant Professor Lindsey Kuper, and Professor Jose Renau will receive funding and support, which includes tuition for a graduate student.