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UC Santa Cruz Receives National Endowment

Thanks to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, UCSC will create a new Certificate in the Humanities introducing students enrolled in the Baskin School of Engineering to humanities.

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BIG News for Parallel Flight Technologies

Parallel Flight Technologies, a leader in heavy-lift drone technology, and LIFT Aircraft are pleased to announce a new collaboration to develop a hybridization solution for LIFT’s HEXA eVTOL aircraft.

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Judges Needed for Annual Santa Cruz Science Fair

Santa Cruz County Office of Education (“SCCOE”) announced the annual science & engineering fair will be held on March 19, 2022. 120+ judges are needed to interview students about their projects.

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Recording: The Future of People

Jeff Blankenburg, Principal Technical Evangelist, Alexa at Amazon discussed the many ways that artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, sensors, ambient computing will and can impact our future.

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Startup Rumble Part 2

This is part 2 of Startup Rumble where startups compete for fame and glory. YOU the audience vote for the winners.

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Alexa: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Last week we learned that Lockheed Martin and Amazon have created a seat for Alexa on NASA’s Artemis 1 mission scheduled to launch in March. Most Alexa software is developed here in Santa Cruz. So what will happen when Alexa refuses to open the pod bay doors because the surf is too good?

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