News
Faculty Recognition
- VLDB 2007 Best Paper Awards
- Prof. Jim Whitehead selected as one of four Distinguished Paper Award winners
- UCSC professors receive Best Paper Award at the IFIP Networking 2007 Conference
- UCSC Awarded Sun's Center of Excellence plaque for OpenSPARC
- Computer scientist Phokion Kolaitis elected to Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
- Phillip Berman appointed to Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering
Academic News
Phillip Berman appointed to Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has appointed Phillip Berman, professor and chair of biomolecular engineering, to the Jack Baskin Endowed Chair in Biomolecular Engineering. Berman is the first faculty member to hold the endowed chair, established in 2003 with a gift of $500,000 from philanthropist Jack Baskin, a UCSC Foundation trustee and longtime supporter of the Baskin School of Engineering.
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Microsoft gift boosts computer science program at UCSC
A gift from Microsoft to the University of California, Santa Cruz, will enable computer science students to spend more time on computer games--developing computer games, that is, not necessarily playing them.
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New course teaches UCSC students about disability
The University of California, Santa Cruz, is offering a new general education course on universal access and assistive technology, enabling students from all majors to learn more about disability and the issues that surround it.
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UCSC recognized for high percentage of engineering master's degrees awarded to women
A survey of master's degrees awarded by U.S. engineering schools shows that the University of California, Santa Cruz, ranks third in the percentage of degrees awarded to women. Of the master's degrees awarded by UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering in 2004-05, 44.2 percent went to women.
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AIDS vaccine expert Phillip Berman to head UCSC Biomolecular Engineering Department
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has recruited Phillip Berman, a pioneer in the development of recombinant vaccines for AIDS and other infectious diseases, to serve as professor and chair of the Department of Biomolecular Engineering.
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UCSC creates new major in computer game design
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has approved a new major in computer game design, the first of its kind in the UC system. The new major, leading to a B.S. degree, provides students with a rigorous background in the technical, artistic, and narrative elements of creating interactive computer games.
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Congratulations SoE Student Honors Recipients!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006The following is a list of students who graduated in the 2005-2006 academic school year who received honors in the major:
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Academic Senate announces 2005-06 Excellence in Teaching Awards
Seven faculty members and 10 teaching assistants have been honored with 2005-06 Excellence in Teaching Awards for their exemplary and inspiring teaching.
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Computer Science releases new details on proposed undergraduate gaming degree
Wednesday, October 19, 2005The Computer Science Department in the Baskin School of Engineering is working to create a new undergraduate degree program focused on the construction of interactive computer games, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Game Engineering. Reflecting both the growing cultural and economic importance of the computer gaming industry within California and the increasing complexity and specialization of computer gaming systems, the new program focuses on the technical, artistic, and narrative underpinnings of these games. The degree features a freshman year game design experience, and an intensive senior-year game design studio where students work in teams to develop a substantial video game. This four year interdisciplinary degree program provides a rigorous education in computer science, in concert with a broad introduction to those aspects of digital media, art, music, narrative, and computer engineering most relevant to games.
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UC Santa Cruz to offer computer game design as a new track for computer science students
The development of interactive computer video games has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that caters to the legions of gaming enthusiasts with a steady output of new games featuring ever greater levels of technical sophistication. For students whose interest in games goes beyond merely playing them, the University of California, Santa Cruz, now offers the opportunity to specialize in computer game design through a new track in the computer science major.
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