UCSC’s Million-COVID-Genome Tree Could be a First
(Source: Genomics Institute) April 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Solving a computational puzzle, a UCSC team created a dynamic evolutionary tree to enable..
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Jen Grant of Appify: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a C-Suite Executive
By Parveen PanwarAuthority Magazine April 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, San Jose, CA [Editor’s note: Jen Grant, CEO of Appify (formerly Turbo Systems),..
Steve Blank: A Path to the Minimum Viable Product
By Steve BlankAdjunct Professor Stanford University (Photo: Steve Blank. Source: LinkedIn) [Editor’s note: Steve Blank is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur based..
DeepBlaster: When Robotics AI meets a Nerf Blaster
By Chris MillerCloud Brigade April 28, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Announcing the Cloud Brigade DeepBlaster Project. The DeepBlaster Controller software allows..
Kelly Harkins Kincaid: From orchestra pit to executive leadership
By Melissa WeckerleBaskin School of Engineering April 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kelly Harkins Kincaid presenting her talk, “Living on..
Looker: Qventus helps hospitals plan through COVID-19 with data applications
By Brigitte RedaAnalytics Architects, Qventus April 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Qventus applies innovations in artificial intelligence, machine learning,..
Upcoming Panel: Women Revolutionizing Ag through Tech
(Source: WGCIT) April 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA Join us as we speak to leading women who are revolutionizing agriculture through technology during our..
Farmers have more mouths to feed. Bring in the robots.
By Dalvin BrownWashington Post April 27, 2021 — Gonzales, CA (Photo above: Bear Flag Robotics equips ordinary farm tractors with autonomous software...
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit promotes importance of workforce education
By Sean RoneyKing City Rustler April 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Agricultural workers harvest greens west of King City, clearing the fields of..
James Webb Space Telescope program aims to map the earliest structures of the universe
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz April 22, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA [Image: The COSMOS-Webb survey will map .6 square degrees of the sky—about the area of..
Poly’s Next Generation Products Take Home 5 New Awards
By Laura MarxVice President Global Product and Alliance Marketing at Poly April 21, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Have we done it again? Hell yeah – Poly..
Q&A: Meet the New Head of Entrepreneurial Innovation at UCSC
By Isabella BlackmanGoodTimes April 21, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Marco Rolandi will serve as the faculty director of UCSC’s Center for..
Parallel Flight Technology Lifts Off
(Source: PFT newsletter and YouTube) April 21, 2021 — La Selva Beach, CA Parallel Flight Technologies’ beta-level aircraft had its first flight on..
How ancient DNA sequencing changed the game
(Source: Nature) April 21, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA The Nature Milestones in Genomic Sequencing project caught up with Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology..
MBARI announces construction of new state-of-the-art research ship, R/V David Packard
(Source: MBARI) April 21, 2021 — Moss Landing, CA (Image above: Design rendering of the R/V David Packard. Credit: Glosten/MBARI) MBARI is embarking..
Here’s why Joby Aviation founder believes he can make his childhood dreams take flight
By Cromwell SchubarthSilicon Valley Business Journal April 19, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: JoeBen Bevirt is the founder and CEO of Santa..
Santa Cruz County’s Response, Recovery, and Resilience Website Launches
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA The Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience (OR3) is pleased to announce a new..
MBEP Announces Full Program and Public-Private Partnership Award Recipients for 7th Annual Regional Economic Summit
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Marina, CA Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is hosting its 7th Annual Regional Economic Summit on Thursday, May 6,..
SupplyShift: Three Ways Procurement Can Drive Sustainability Through the Supply Chain
(Source: SupplyShift website) April 16, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA SupplyShift takes a look at three ways that supply chain professionals can drive..
Diverse Voices: How one life experience shapes the next: Mothusi Pahl’s path to success
By Melissa WeckerleBaskin School of Engineering April 17, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Mothusi Pahl is the Chief Commercial Officer of B3Bar Holdings,..
Startup Challenge Finale on May 7 is free, online, and open to the public
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Seaside, CA Startup Challenge is going 100% virtual… and you’re invited! The Institute of Innovation and Economic..
Western Growers Launches Global Harvest Automation Initiative
(Contributed) April 16, 2021 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Groundbreaking initiative aims to accelerate ag automation by 50 percent in 10 years Western..
Cosmic: How an Action Center Led To a White House Cabinet Appointment
(Source: Cosmic) April 16, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA How We Increased Engagement for Lakota People’s Law Project with an Action Center When we worked with..
Making the World a Better Place – A Profile of Dave & Shirley Henderson
By Hilary BryantDonor Services Director, Community Foundation Santa Cruz CountySpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 12, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above:..
Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) at CSUMB awarded $749K federal grant to support regional entrepreneurs impacted by COVID 19
(Contributed) April 8, 2021 — Washington, DC and Seaside, CA US Dept. of Commerce Invests $749K in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Provide Technical..