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Doug Erickson 4/16/26 Doug Erickson 4/16/26

UCSC's 2025 Chancellor's Innovation Impact Awards Celebrate Regional Changemakers

UC Santa Cruz has named its 2025 Chancellor's Innovation Impact Award recipients — honoring breakthroughs in coastal climate resilience, brain-computer interfaces, forensic genomics, and regional entrepreneurship. Among the honorees is Bud Colligan, a founding board member of Santa Cruz Works.

Malina Long 12/8/25 Malina Long 12/8/25

Titans 2025 Nominees

Each week, we're pulling back the curtain to spotlight the incredible individuals that you have nominated for the 2025 Titans Awards. Check out this weeks nominees.

Doug Erickson 3/25/20 Doug Erickson 3/25/20

Coronavirus Impact on Startups: Advice from VCs

How has the health crisis impacted venture capital and startups? Advice from 5 local angels. And special guest: Ralph the Knucklehead of Silicon Valley.