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Miniature 30-second COVID Detection by SanguineDx
New Santa Cruz startup has a miniaturized 30-second COVID antigen detection device. SanguineDx will present on August 5 at the 2020 Santa Cruz Biotech Startup webinar.
UC Santa Cruz Leads Research Center on Botanical Dietary Supplements
New $5 million NIH grant supports a collaborative research program to understand the cellular mechanisms by which botanical natural products may affect human health
SupplyShift Greenhouse Gas Starter Assessment
Learn about SupplyShift's Greenhouse Gas Starter Assessment, a program to help you understand your suppliers' GHG measurement, disclosure, and reduction efforts.
Microsoft Launches Effort to Provide Digital Skills to 25M People This Year
Microsoft launched an initiative Monday to teach digital skills to 25 million people who lost their jobs due to Covid-19 by the end of 2020. The company will combine resources from itself and its subsidiaries LinkedIn and GitHub to identify in-demand jobs and skills, provide free skills and job-seeking tools and low-cost certifications.
Netflix Names Bozoma Saint John As The New CMO
Netflix is bringing in Bozoma Saint John to serve as its chief marketing officer, making her the third CMO for the streamer in the last year. Saint John will join Netflix from Endeavor, where she has served as CMO since 2018.
Education Summit
Each year, Education Summit brings together 400+ leaders from business, education, and the public sector for Silicon Valley’s premier education and talent development conference.
Santa Cruz Works Clinic: Conscious Capitalism
On July 16, Santa Cruz Works and Sequoia Wealth Advisors will host a webinar on Conscious Capitalism. Conscious Capitalism is rapidly becoming the way of the future for forward-looking companies. Our speaker is Kristina Kuprina, CIMA of Sequoia Wealth Advisors.
PredPol: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Facial recognition can lead to racial discrimination. How does PredPol’s predictive policing work.
New Santa Cruz Startup: PitchHub
Santa Cruz startup PitchHub reveals the perfect teleprompter for all of your online webinars and streaming events.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Online
Join us for a 2-Session Business Plan Bootcamp! This online course is for entrepreneurs seeking an accelerated program to create their business plan.
Santa Cruz Startup Pinpoint 30-Second C19 Test
Santa Cruz biotech company Pinpoint has a breakthrough 30-second COVID 19 test. And this is just the beginning of this fast-paced startup.
Recording: Nir Eyal's Indistractable
We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives away? In Indistractable, behavioral designer Nir Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving you to distraction.
The Iconic 1929 Majestic Recreated with Help from a Zero Motorcycle FXS
An electric powertrain was a natural fit, and Fuller has pillaged the drivetrain from a Zero FXS. The length of the Zero matches the dimensions of the original Majestic, but the motor sits too low and the batteries too high in the stock chassis.
Advancing Drone Technology for People and the Planet
Island Conservation is releasing a request for proposals for a heavy-lift drone with advanced capabilities to improve technology and methodology for the removal of invasive rats from the Ulong Island group in Palau’s Rock Island Southern Lagoon.
Regeneración : Climate of Hope
Join us August 5 for Climate of Hope: a seminar about solving the challenges of rising global temperatures, and impact to local agriculture.
The New Santa Cruz Bicycles 5010 | Get Creative With Your Surroundings
We just had to share this fun video by Santa Cruz Bicycles. The Santa Cruz 5010 is the bike that makes any trail feel as familiar as the back of your hand.
What Can Looker Do For Your Business?
Looker is a Data Platform that makes it easy for everyone to find, explore and understand the data that drives your business.
Clinic: Startup Equity Crowdfunding
This recorded online clinic explored the challenges and rewards of startup equity crowdfunding. Topics: 1) are you fundable, 2) what are the new funding opportunities, and 3) what strategies should you deploy.
A Clinic of Your Choice
Have you ever wanted to ask an economist your top questions about the economy, investing, or conscious capitalism? Here is your opportunity to impact an entire Santa Cruz Works clinic about the economic topic of your choice.
5 Ways to Distraction-Train Your Mind
This article “5 Ways to Distraction-Proof Your Mind” by Nir Eyal is a taste of what you will learn in our upcoming webinar on July 1: Indistractable

