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WG Tech Center Hosts First Virtual Grower Trial Network
(Source: WGCIT Agtech Blog) May 26, 2020 — Salinas, CA In an effort to assist Western Growers members in their mission to continue putting food on tables across the country and the world, the Western […]
Cabrillo College Offers Free Youth Tech Camp for Fourth Year in a Row
(Contributed) May 26, 2020 — Aptos, CA 2020 Registration Now Open for Free Cybersecurity Summer Camp In June 2020, Cabrillo College will host its 4th annual Cybersecurity Summer Camp, offering youth the chance to learn new […]
UCSC Lab’s DNA technology leads to match in Daralyn Johnson murder case
By Jessica TaylorIdaho News 6 May 20, 2020 — Boise, Idaho (Photo credit: UC Santa Cruz) Paleogeneticist Richard “Ed” Green’s work instrumental in cracking case [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat has previously covered UCSC […]
GetVirtual.Org: Taking care of business
By Dan WhiteUC Santa Cruz May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz–based nonprofit enlists student interns to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 lockdown by advising them in making the pivot from […]
Five in Fifteen: Nada Miljkovic of GetVirtual.org
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Non-profit pairs students with local business to build online presence and survive COVID-19 For this week’s Five in Five […]
SupplyShift: Climate Change Impact Tools
(Source: SupplyShift) May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: SupplyShift) From target setting to scope 3 calculation, SupplyShift gives companies tools they need to measure and reduce climate impact at every level of […]
4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA Hub Pitch Contest on June 3, 2020
(Contributed) May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA 200+ jobs and internships from Looker, Amazon, Joby Aviation, MB Internships, Big Data, S&V Labs, GetVirtual, SC County Bank, more 4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA […]
UC Santa Cruz team a finalist in Amazon’s Alexa challenge
By Lisa RennerUC Santa Cruz May 20, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The UC Santa Cruz team, led by faculty adviser Marilyn Walker, professor of computer science and engineering. Team members pictured here include […]
SapientX Announces “Telecaster” a Digital Assistant For Telework Systems
(Contributed) May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA SapientX, a leading supplier of AI powered, voice assistant software, today announced its assistants run within Zoom, WebEx, Google Meet, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams. We call […]
COVID Catalyst Fund supports work on rapid serology test at UC Santa Cruz
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand. Source: UC Santa Cruz) Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand is evaluating the use of a novel nanosensor […]
