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😷 Ever had a stomach bug? New #BaskinEngineering research brings us one step closer to stopping one of its viral causes! Prof Rebecca DuBois's lab revealed how human astroviruses—a cause of the stomach bug—bind to human cells, paving the way for future therapies and vaccines. bit.ly/3JfDrqY
Researchers pinpoint target for treating virus that causes the stomach bug
New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines
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November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
😷 Ever had a stomach bug? New #BaskinEngineering research brings us one step closer to stopping one of its viral causes! Prof Rebecca DuBois's lab revealed how human astroviruses—a cause of the stomach bug—bind to human cells, paving the way for future therapies and vaccines. bit.ly/3JfDrqY
Can lab-grown brain tissue learn like #AI? 🧠🤖 @ucscgenomics.bsky.social researchers led by #BaskinEngineering prof Tal Sharf will explore whether brain organoids can learn from experience, respond to feedback, and solve tasks in real time. bit.ly/4howct5
Effort aims to uncover the learning and reasoning potential of brain organoids
The Braingeneers team will to test the ability of brain organoids to solve tasks in real time
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October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Can lab-grown brain tissue learn like #AI? 🧠🤖 @ucscgenomics.bsky.social researchers led by #BaskinEngineering prof Tal Sharf will explore whether brain organoids can learn from experience, respond to feedback, and solve tasks in real time. bit.ly/4howct5
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From @baskinengineering.bsky.social, Arsema Moges (College Nine, technology and information management) is a product manager at Apple, and Ricardo Esquivel (John R. Lewis, computer science) is a software engineer at Microsoft.
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
From @baskinengineering.bsky.social, Arsema Moges (College Nine, technology and information management) is a product manager at Apple, and Ricardo Esquivel (John R. Lewis, computer science) is a software engineer at Microsoft.
👋 BIG news! We're collaborating with the United Nations to bring the “Reboot the Earth” hackathon to the West Coast for the first time! The event will gather aspiring developers to create open source technological solutions to address the climate crisis. 🌎 Learn more and get involved: bit.ly/3J8VrD3
United Nations and Baskin Engineering to host West Coast’s first ‘Reboot the Earth’ hackathon
The event will bring together developers to create technological solutions to address the climate crisis.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
👋 BIG news! We're collaborating with the United Nations to bring the “Reboot the Earth” hackathon to the West Coast for the first time! The event will gather aspiring developers to create open source technological solutions to address the climate crisis. 🌎 Learn more and get involved: bit.ly/3J8VrD3
Thank you to all who joined us for the #SFTechWeek event " #AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots” co-hosted by #BaskinEngineering GenAI Center! Major themes emerged during discussions including #cybersecurity, #verifiability, and #scalability. Learn more: bit.ly/4nLwNaB
AI leaders gather in Silicon Valley for UC Santa Cruz, SF Tech Week event
More than 200 people gathered for an event called “AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots.”
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October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thank you to all who joined us for the #SFTechWeek event " #AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots” co-hosted by #BaskinEngineering GenAI Center! Major themes emerged during discussions including #cybersecurity, #verifiability, and #scalability. Learn more: bit.ly/4nLwNaB
🌊 Research led by #BaskinEngineering Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics @ashesh6810.bsky.social shows that regional ocean dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico can be better emulated with #AI models—offering new possibilities for navigation and extreme weather monitoring. Read on: bit.ly/4n0AHvj
Regional ocean dynamics can be better emulated with AI models
Researchers show the success of their technical in a critical region: the Gulf of Mexico.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🌊 Research led by #BaskinEngineering Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics @ashesh6810.bsky.social shows that regional ocean dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico can be better emulated with #AI models—offering new possibilities for navigation and extreme weather monitoring. Read on: bit.ly/4n0AHvj
Exciting news! UC Santa Cruz has been named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research by the U.S. National Security Agency. This recognition highlights #BaskinEngineering's research and educational contributions to advancing #cybersecurity. Read more: bit.ly/3VO9xN7
October 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Exciting news! UC Santa Cruz has been named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research by the U.S. National Security Agency. This recognition highlights #BaskinEngineering's research and educational contributions to advancing #cybersecurity. Read more: bit.ly/3VO9xN7
🏆 Our students made waves at the @acm.org SIGBED International Student Research Competition! Ph.D. student Morgan Masters won 1st in the grad category and Caden Jacobs [pictured] was runner-up in the undergraduate category. Both are co-advised by Profs Colleen Josephson and Steve McGuire.
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🏆 Our students made waves at the @acm.org SIGBED International Student Research Competition! Ph.D. student Morgan Masters won 1st in the grad category and Caden Jacobs [pictured] was runner-up in the undergraduate category. Both are co-advised by Profs Colleen Josephson and Steve McGuire.
🧠 Researchers at #BaskinEngineering have a developed an #AI - powered #seizure prediction method that improves performance by up to 44.8%—led by one of our computer science undergrads! #deeplearning Read more: bit.ly/4nPqO4Z
‘Future-guided’ AI improves seizure prediction
Engineers developed a deep learning method that manipulates time to make better predictions.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🧠 Researchers at #BaskinEngineering have a developed an #AI - powered #seizure prediction method that improves performance by up to 44.8%—led by one of our computer science undergrads! #deeplearning Read more: bit.ly/4nPqO4Z
Join us in welcoming three new #BaskinEngineering faculty for the 2025–26 academic year! They bring expertise in #AI, #machinelearning, #security, computational biology, and more—helping to mentor the next generation of engineers and advance innovative research.
October 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join us in welcoming three new #BaskinEngineering faculty for the 2025–26 academic year! They bring expertise in #AI, #machinelearning, #security, computational biology, and more—helping to mentor the next generation of engineers and advance innovative research.
💡We hosted the 2025 conference on #Neurosymbolic Learning and Reasoning, the longest-standing gathering for the discussion of cutting-edge research in neurosymbolic #AI! “It is the first time the conference was held in the U.S. as a full conference rather than a workshop," said prof Leilani Gilpin.
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
💡We hosted the 2025 conference on #Neurosymbolic Learning and Reasoning, the longest-standing gathering for the discussion of cutting-edge research in neurosymbolic #AI! “It is the first time the conference was held in the U.S. as a full conference rather than a workshop," said prof Leilani Gilpin.
A team of #BaskinEngineering researchers at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social is using #AI and #bioelectronics to speed up wound healing! Their #WearableTech device tracks healing stages and delivers personalized treatment—speeding healing by ~25% in preclinical trials! 🤯
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A team of #BaskinEngineering researchers at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social is using #AI and #bioelectronics to speed up wound healing! Their #WearableTech device tracks healing stages and delivers personalized treatment—speeding healing by ~25% in preclinical trials! 🤯
💻🌱 Through the QB3 Biotech Summer Internship program, #BaskinEngineering CS student Levi Laden tested #AI + #VR tools at ImmergoLabs, and bioinformatics student Alice Gerchanovsky developed #DNA sampling methods at Ohalo—gaining hands-on industry experience! Read on: bit.ly/48AM35r
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
💻🌱 Through the QB3 Biotech Summer Internship program, #BaskinEngineering CS student Levi Laden tested #AI + #VR tools at ImmergoLabs, and bioinformatics student Alice Gerchanovsky developed #DNA sampling methods at Ohalo—gaining hands-on industry experience! Read on: bit.ly/48AM35r
New + returning Slugs checked out all the amazing #BaskinEngineering clubs and orgs we have to offer. Excited to see how you'll make your mark this year!
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September 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New + returning Slugs checked out all the amazing #BaskinEngineering clubs and orgs we have to offer. Excited to see how you'll make your mark this year!
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💡New research from #BaskinEngineering explores how privacy of the surrounding space, dimensionality (2D vs. 3D), and dynamics (image vs. video) influence comfort with sharing and viewing augmented reality (AR) content on social media. bit.ly/48vtHCU
Study reveals user preferences for social media in the AR ‘metaverse’
Research explores how privacy and content format impact users' level of comfort in sharing and consuming social media AR content.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
💡New research from #BaskinEngineering explores how privacy of the surrounding space, dimensionality (2D vs. 3D), and dynamics (image vs. video) influence comfort with sharing and viewing augmented reality (AR) content on social media. bit.ly/48vtHCU
Alexander Wolf, Dean of #BaskinEngineering will moderate a discussion at the eighth annual US-India Conference about the emerging competition over AI standards, access to critical technologies, and regulatory influence.
September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Alexander Wolf, Dean of #BaskinEngineering will moderate a discussion at the eighth annual US-India Conference about the emerging competition over AI standards, access to critical technologies, and regulatory influence.
The public can’t verify how data is handled by surveillance company Flock Safety, said #BaskinEngineering prof Ram Sundara Raman—raising concerns about encryption, AI training, internal oversight and potential for leaks. Via Santa Cruz Local: bit.ly/3VOr0Vt
As a new state bill pushes back against license plate cameras, Watsonville looks to add more - Santa Cruz Local
As Watsonville City Council is set to add more controversial license plate reader cameras to its streets, concerns mount over illegal uses.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The public can’t verify how data is handled by surveillance company Flock Safety, said #BaskinEngineering prof Ram Sundara Raman—raising concerns about encryption, AI training, internal oversight and potential for leaks. Via Santa Cruz Local: bit.ly/3VOr0Vt
Big step forward in #solarscience! 🔭☀️ #BaskinEngineering researchers created the first self-consistent model that can reproduce the mysterious tachocline layer of the Sun—which could help predict solar events that disrupt #powergrids and #satellites. bit.ly/461EMtX
Models explain mysterious feature controlling magnetic properties of the Sun
UC Santa Cruz applied mathematicians produced the first self-consistent models of the Sun’s tachocline incorporating the correct dynamical ingredients.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Big step forward in #solarscience! 🔭☀️ #BaskinEngineering researchers created the first self-consistent model that can reproduce the mysterious tachocline layer of the Sun—which could help predict solar events that disrupt #powergrids and #satellites. bit.ly/461EMtX
👀 Check it out! New technique developed by #BaskinEngineering researchers uses WiFi to monitor heart rate!
September 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
👀 Check it out! New technique developed by #BaskinEngineering researchers uses WiFi to monitor heart rate!
Join us in congratulating #BaskinEngineering alumnus Aviv Elor, recipient of the UC Santa Cruz Outstanding Recent Alumni Award! As co-founder of Immergo Labs, Elor is revolutionizing physical rehabilitation through immersive virtual reality telehealth platforms.
September 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Join us in congratulating #BaskinEngineering alumnus Aviv Elor, recipient of the UC Santa Cruz Outstanding Recent Alumni Award! As co-founder of Immergo Labs, Elor is revolutionizing physical rehabilitation through immersive virtual reality telehealth platforms.
Baskin Engineering is proud to drive real-world innovation that helps anchor @ucsantacruz.bsky.social as the leading institution in the Santa Cruz/Watsonville metro area—ranked Top 16 nationwide in research output! 🌟 Read more: bit.ly/45PbE95
September 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Baskin Engineering is proud to drive real-world innovation that helps anchor @ucsantacruz.bsky.social as the leading institution in the Santa Cruz/Watsonville metro area—ranked Top 16 nationwide in research output! 🌟 Read more: bit.ly/45PbE95
UC Santa Cruz’s Pulse-Fi shows how cheap WiFi chips can measure heart rate with clinical accuracy, no wearables needed. Via Interesting Engineering: bit.ly/4g4Zz3f
Forget smartwatches, scientists teach WiFi to monitor heartbeats
UC Santa Cruz engineers turn WiFi into a heartbeat monitor, offering wearable-free health tracking with Pulse-Fi.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
UC Santa Cruz’s Pulse-Fi shows how cheap WiFi chips can measure heart rate with clinical accuracy, no wearables needed. Via Interesting Engineering: bit.ly/4g4Zz3f
New research from #BaskinEngineering shows that household WiFi devices can achieve clinical-level heart rate monitoring without the need for wearables. 🤯 The technique is highly accurate, and works with with low-cost WiFi devices—useful for low resource settings. Learn more: bit.ly/4p2yvpd
WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed
Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devices
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September 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New research from #BaskinEngineering shows that household WiFi devices can achieve clinical-level heart rate monitoring without the need for wearables. 🤯 The technique is highly accurate, and works with with low-cost WiFi devices—useful for low resource settings. Learn more: bit.ly/4p2yvpd
🎉 UC Santa Cruz was named in the top 15 alt-Ivies! “Already a longtime global leader in genomics and bioinformatics... the university now has one of the fastest growing engineering programs in the country," wrote Town & Country. bit.ly/41sWALX
UC Santa Cruz among top 15 Alt-Ivies of 2025 by Town & Country
Town & Country said UC Santa Cruz was included because of its “growing reputation for research, social justice, and environmental sustainability.”
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August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🎉 UC Santa Cruz was named in the top 15 alt-Ivies! “Already a longtime global leader in genomics and bioinformatics... the university now has one of the fastest growing engineering programs in the country," wrote Town & Country. bit.ly/41sWALX
Some countries are world-famous birdwatching destinations, while others with incredible biodiversity struggle to attract ecotourists. #BaskinEngineering Prof Luca de Alfaro teamed up with env. researchers to build statistical models to understand why: bit.ly/3JyYapm
Birdwatching tourism is booming. Some countries are benefiting, while others are left behind
Birding tourism can support sustainable development and habitat conservation across the tropics, but only if countries can successfully attract birders. New research reveals what affects birdwatchers’...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Some countries are world-famous birdwatching destinations, while others with incredible biodiversity struggle to attract ecotourists. #BaskinEngineering Prof Luca de Alfaro teamed up with env. researchers to build statistical models to understand why: bit.ly/3JyYapm