http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/ A list of recent news articles at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering. Copyright (C) 2009, UC Santa Cruz Michael Mateas, associate professor of computer science in the Baskin School of Engineering, will give a lecture on "Serious Games" on Thursday, October 29, at 4 p.m. in the Current Periodicals Room of the Science & Engineering Library. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1797 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Groundbreaking research being pursued at the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz will be showcased at the school's Research Review Day on Thursday, October 22. The event will include faculty research presentations and graduate student posters, providing a broad overview of exciting research in areas such as bioengineering, nanotechnology, software service engineering, cyber-infrastructure, biostatistics, and systems design. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1798 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Arthur Ramirez, dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, came to UCSC from Bell Labs, a legendary center for science and engineering. He brings a true passion for using fundamental and applied research to solve real-world problems. In the interview that follows, he discusses the importance of developing deeper partnerships in Silicon Valley, and he describes the qualities that make the Baskin School of Engineering uniquely positioned to contribute to the rapidly changing technologies of the 21st century. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1795 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 'UC Santa Cruz Celebrates Pixar' - a week of lectures and film screenings featuring guest film and digital media specialists from Pixar Animation Studios and UCSC 'will take place October 20-23, in downtown Santa Cruz and on the UCSC campus. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1794 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Baskin Engineer Luca de Alfaro's WikiTrust system highlights Wikipedia text according to the "trustworthiness" of its authors. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1784 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The University of California, Santa Cruz, has named Michael Mateas, associate professor of computer science in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, as the first holder of the MacArthur Foundation Chair at UCSC. The endowed chair provides $80,000 annually for a five-year term to support Mateas's teaching, research, and public service activities. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1781 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute (BIN-RDI) of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is sponsoring four programs in renewable energy through the summer of 2009. The goal of these initiatives is to foster global collaborative study and research that yields useful alternative energy solutions. http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1780 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 More than 30 participants spent one day of intense interaction at the UCSC Silicon Valley Center in the NASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field, California. The sessions, which included formal presentations and discussion, addressed many key challenges of renewable energy, including: http://www.cs.ucsc.edu/news/article?ID=1779 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700