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Jane Tech Expands to Address Rise in Sales
Reacting to the rise in cannabis e-commerce sales, Jane Technologies, Inc., the parent company of the cannabis marketplace I Heart Jane, announced Wednesday the launch of two new e-commerce modules.
Congratulations UC Santa Cruz Class of 2020!
UC Santa Cruz Class of 2020 will be graduating this week with a virtual commencement June 13 and June 14. Santa Cruz Works would like to congratulate you for your achievement!
Brad Barbeau Receives Promotion to Full Professor
Brad Barbeau, Executive Director of the iiED and faculty member in the College of Business at CSU, Monterey Bay, has recently been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
2020 CTE Summer Classes at Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is offering online classes all summer long. Sharpen your skills, explore new careers, or start your general education requirements — all from home.
Webinar: The Future of Education
What will be the new norm for education? Learn from Microsoft, Google, EdSurge, Spatial, UCSC, and more at this historic SC Works event and Fireside Chat.
We Must Do Better
“The beautiful thing about technology is that it makes all of this ugliness visible”. As a response to the Floyd murder , Ryan and Shanice Lowe posted this beautiful article about actions you can take against injustice.
What is Big Tech saying — And Doing — About Police Brutality And Protests
Tech giants are putting out statements and putting up money in support of protesters and racial justice causes as demonstrations continue across the United States over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer.
Universe’s ‘Missing Matter’ Finally Found In The Space Between Galaxies
An international team of astronomers has solved the decades-old mystery of the ‘missing matter’ long predicted to exist in the universe but never before detected. The researchers have now found all of the missing ‘normal’ matter in the vast space between galaxies.
International Society for Technology in Education
Several important events for educators will be discussed in The Future of Education on June 17. And there are follow up events. But don’t wait, get your tickets now.
PPP: Perils, Pitfalls, and Problems
So you've finally made it through the PPP application process with your bank and you're about to get the PPP loan, or you got it already. Congratulations. But did you read the fine and not-so-fine print?
Silicon Valley IoT & Blockchain Hackathon
Have some ideas on how to bring IoT into the solution while addressing problems such as trust and scale? Want to try the technology and have some fun in the process? Then this hackathon is for you!
Selling During Tough Times with Tony Hughes
Did you miss one of our best webinars in 2020? Fear not. We recorded it. Learn how to make lifelong customers without selling.
SmartBins Reduces Touchpoints for Grocery
SmartBins is re-thinking the way products are sold making shopping safe with new product delivery systems.
Story Behind Discovery Channel's Rebrand
Michael Sikand interviews Derek Koenig, Chief Content and Creative Officer at the Buffalo Groupe and former SVP of Global Creative at Discovery Channel and CMO at Vail Resorts. He discusses leading Discovery through a major rebrand, producing an Emmy winning commercial with Steve Irwin and Lance Armstrong!
4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA HUB
One of our biggest events of the year will be held via webinar on Wednesday, June 3rd. Connect with 10+ companies that are hiring engineers, sales, support, and marketing
Fiber For All broadband Subsidy Bill Approved
Future proof, fiber-based broadband infrastructure got a big boost yesterday as the California senate’s energy, utilities and communications committee voted to approve senate bill 1130.
Choose Santa Cruz: Restart Kits for Businesses
Hard at work, the Choose Santa Cruz Team distributed Jump Start your Restart kits to businesses today. Masks, hand sanitizer, signs, and much more.
Michael Sikand and Socrates Rosenfeld Discuss Cannabis
An idea popped into the head of Socrates Rosenfeld while he was working at McKinsey & Company - an e-commerce marketplace for cannabis - Jane Technologies, Inc.
Toby Corey Interviews Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat
Ethan Brown is the founder, president and CEO of Beyond Meat. In this talk, Stanford lecturer Toby Corey interviews Brown about how his company has redefined “meat.” A startup story for all times, exploring some of the pivotal moments of his journey from idea to IPO.
UCSC Team a Finalist in Amazon's Alexa Challenge
UC Santa Cruz computer science students have advanced to the finals in a prestigious Amazon competition to build a “socialbot” that can converse with humans.

