Sigh. Way to go, Santa Cruz, proud to be a UCSC slug forevs.
Meanwhile, despite resounding protest from residents, City of Oakland Council went with the (ICE) Flock due to pressure from the OPD.
www.kqed.org/news/12069705
Meanwhile, despite resounding protest from residents, City of Oakland Council went with the (ICE) Flock due to pressure from the OPD.
www.kqed.org/news/12069705
Santa Cruz the First in California to Terminate Its Contract With Flock Safety | KQED
Santa Cruz City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, the license plate reader company that has come under scrutiny for its data collection and sharing practices.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Sigh. Way to go, Santa Cruz, proud to be a UCSC slug forevs.
Meanwhile, despite resounding protest from residents, City of Oakland Council went with the (ICE) Flock due to pressure from the OPD.
www.kqed.org/news/12069705
Meanwhile, despite resounding protest from residents, City of Oakland Council went with the (ICE) Flock due to pressure from the OPD.
www.kqed.org/news/12069705
Awards, you ask?
He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Facebook Research Award, the USENIX ATC 2020 Best Presentation Award, the SIGMOD 2021 Distinguished PC Award, the SoCC 2025 Best Paper award, and the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award.
He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Facebook Research Award, the USENIX ATC 2020 Best Presentation Award, the SIGMOD 2021 Distinguished PC Award, the SoCC 2025 Best Paper award, and the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award.
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Awards, you ask?
He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Facebook Research Award, the USENIX ATC 2020 Best Presentation Award, the SIGMOD 2021 Distinguished PC Award, the SoCC 2025 Best Paper award, and the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award.
He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Facebook Research Award, the USENIX ATC 2020 Best Presentation Award, the SIGMOD 2021 Distinguished PC Award, the SoCC 2025 Best Paper award, and the UCSC Excellence in Teaching Award.
Speaker announcement no. 1 for #BugBash 2026!
First up, @palvaro.bsky.social
Peter Alvaro leads the Disorderly Labs research group at UCSC and he's an Amazon Scholar at Amazon. He's received more awards than we can list in one post.
Early bird rates while they last, registration link below!
First up, @palvaro.bsky.social
Peter Alvaro leads the Disorderly Labs research group at UCSC and he's an Amazon Scholar at Amazon. He's received more awards than we can list in one post.
Early bird rates while they last, registration link below!
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Speaker announcement no. 1 for #BugBash 2026!
First up, @palvaro.bsky.social
Peter Alvaro leads the Disorderly Labs research group at UCSC and he's an Amazon Scholar at Amazon. He's received more awards than we can list in one post.
Early bird rates while they last, registration link below!
First up, @palvaro.bsky.social
Peter Alvaro leads the Disorderly Labs research group at UCSC and he's an Amazon Scholar at Amazon. He's received more awards than we can list in one post.
Early bird rates while they last, registration link below!
Aw. Larry Polansky brought him to UCSC once and we all went out to dinner. Such a thorough and genuinely empirical thinker — someone who really wanted to understand fundamentals about perception, cultural influence, and the interaction of the two. Thanks for sharing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Aw. Larry Polansky brought him to UCSC once and we all went out to dinner. Such a thorough and genuinely empirical thinker — someone who really wanted to understand fundamentals about perception, cultural influence, and the interaction of the two. Thanks for sharing.
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I’ve been having that problem a lot the last few days, too. I have a very close friend who lives outside of Minneapolis. She is a veteran protester — practically lived at the UCSC library protesting apartheid one semester — and is out there regularly.
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I’ve been having that problem a lot the last few days, too. I have a very close friend who lives outside of Minneapolis. She is a veteran protester — practically lived at the UCSC library protesting apartheid one semester — and is out there regularly.
Trying to take advantage of living down the street road from a university and checking out their public programming. Timely that my first event at UCSC tonight is “Labor Against ICE!”
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Trying to take advantage of living down the street road from a university and checking out their public programming. Timely that my first event at UCSC tonight is “Labor Against ICE!”
UCSC for grad school here—used to go for runs in the redwoods behind campus.
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
UCSC for grad school here—used to go for runs in the redwoods behind campus.
Makes me homesick! (First graduating class at UCSC). Recalling how droplets fell from the trees for days after the storm ended....
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Makes me homesick! (First graduating class at UCSC). Recalling how droplets fell from the trees for days after the storm ended....
UCSC presenta en Concepción su primer robot humanoide programable - https://www.tabulado.net/ucsc-presenta-en-concepcion-su-primer-robot-humanoide-programable/
UCSC presenta en Concepción su primer robot humanoide programable
La demostración abierta en el espacio público permitió a la comunidad interactuar directamente con tecnología de punta orientada a la investigación aplicada, la formación avanzada y el desarrollo regional en inteligencia artificial.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
UCSC presenta en Concepción su primer robot humanoide programable - https://www.tabulado.net/ucsc-presenta-en-concepcion-su-primer-robot-humanoide-programable/
The Pangenome Mutation-Annotated Network compresses critical evolutionary information to allow us to track how pathogens mutate and spread at unprecedented scale. Published in Nature Genetics by Yatish Turakhia's lab (@ucsandiego.bsky.social) and @russcd.bsky.social 's lab (UCSC Genomics Institute)
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The Pangenome Mutation-Annotated Network compresses critical evolutionary information to allow us to track how pathogens mutate and spread at unprecedented scale. Published in Nature Genetics by Yatish Turakhia's lab (@ucsandiego.bsky.social) and @russcd.bsky.social 's lab (UCSC Genomics Institute)
Alex (@crypticsea.bsky.social ) is a Santa Cruz local and has been up to UCSC to talk to the students. He has a very active feed here and I've not watched his chat with @ronscompvids.bsky.social 's yet, but I'm sure it's hilarious!
If you missed my interview with @crypticsea.bsky.social (the man behind Bridge Builder, Pontifex and Skate or Don't!), you should check it out! It's got some great insight into what it takes to make a cult gaming classic. #bridge
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Let's Chat with Alex Austin - creator of Bridge Builder, Pontifex and Skate or Don't!
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January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Alex (@crypticsea.bsky.social ) is a Santa Cruz local and has been up to UCSC to talk to the students. He has a very active feed here and I've not watched his chat with @ronscompvids.bsky.social 's yet, but I'm sure it's hilarious!
Hobbes said life is nasty. I think he meant Steven Miller. Hobbes said life is cruel. I think he meant Donald J. Trump. Thank you, UCSC, for my degree in political theory.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Hobbes said life is nasty. I think he meant Steven Miller. Hobbes said life is cruel. I think he meant Donald J. Trump. Thank you, UCSC, for my degree in political theory.
Yes! Read in Jack Schar’s American Political Thought in 1983 at UCSC.
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Yes! Read in Jack Schar’s American Political Thought in 1983 at UCSC.
I'd been wondering about how this came about and while I'm not a UCLA alum (I'm a UCSC alum), I was born in LA and lived in LA for about 17 years and went to the UCLA campus often for many reasons so this is a real disappointment.
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I'd been wondering about how this came about and while I'm not a UCLA alum (I'm a UCSC alum), I was born in LA and lived in LA for about 17 years and went to the UCLA campus often for many reasons so this is a real disappointment.
Yeah, my office when I was in grad school at ucsc was literally the door next to the office of professor who runs the puma project.
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Yeah, my office when I was in grad school at ucsc was literally the door next to the office of professor who runs the puma project.
If you're in the Santa Cruz area, I am giving a talk at UCSC Film and Media Studies on January 27 at 5pm: film.ucsc.edu/events/2026/...
Processing Pleasure: Public Talk and Discussion with Dr. Patrick Keilty – Film & Digital Media Department
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January 10, 2026 at 12:34 AM
If you're in the Santa Cruz area, I am giving a talk at UCSC Film and Media Studies on January 27 at 5pm: film.ucsc.edu/events/2026/...
Thank you UCSC for adding an idle charge to the EV chargers. I was actually able to get a spot today! (There used to be no idle charge so ppl left their cars plugged in and used the spots for general EV parking, now there’s an idle charge once the charging stops).
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Thank you UCSC for adding an idle charge to the EV chargers. I was actually able to get a spot today! (There used to be no idle charge so ppl left their cars plugged in and used the spots for general EV parking, now there’s an idle charge once the charging stops).
One of the best things about working at UCSC is that the campus food options are so mediocre that this sort of temptation never occurs.
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
One of the best things about working at UCSC is that the campus food options are so mediocre that this sort of temptation never occurs.
Loved this focus on the UCSC team given how much I enjoyed the #SpenglerCup!
Lots of praise from coaches Gadowsky and Souza for our guy Eric Pohlkamp! And, really fun to hear PK talk about his experience in Davos.
#GoPios
Lots of praise from coaches Gadowsky and Souza for our guy Eric Pohlkamp! And, really fun to hear PK talk about his experience in Davos.
#GoPios
A lot of talk about the U.S. Collegiate Selects' performance at the Spengler Cup , including chats with Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky, UNH coach Mike Souza, and Denver defenseman Eric Pohlkamp. Plus, catching up on the week ahead...
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CHN On the Air, Including the CHN Insiders Podcast, and Hockey on Campus Radio Show on Sirius XM
Home for CHN's family of Podcasts, including the CHN Insiders, and Hockey on Campus Radio Show on Sirius XM. Join us as we discuss events around college hockey.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Loved this focus on the UCSC team given how much I enjoyed the #SpenglerCup!
Lots of praise from coaches Gadowsky and Souza for our guy Eric Pohlkamp! And, really fun to hear PK talk about his experience in Davos.
#GoPios
Lots of praise from coaches Gadowsky and Souza for our guy Eric Pohlkamp! And, really fun to hear PK talk about his experience in Davos.
#GoPios
Hi Hedly, Thx for your story. Yes, Dr. Angela Davis is Professor Emerita at UCSC. More importantly to me is that she's vegan. A number of progressives are vegan. Naomi Klein for example. The concept is called 'intersectional,' which is to understand that the supremacist mentality includes speciesism
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Hi Hedly, Thx for your story. Yes, Dr. Angela Davis is Professor Emerita at UCSC. More importantly to me is that she's vegan. A number of progressives are vegan. Naomi Klein for example. The concept is called 'intersectional,' which is to understand that the supremacist mentality includes speciesism
I’ve met Angela at UCSC when she chaired the history of human consciousness program, my girlfriend at the time was working on her PHD. She had a large fearsome looking dog that was actually very friendly and same can be said of her and we a great conversation about dogs.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I’ve met Angela at UCSC when she chaired the history of human consciousness program, my girlfriend at the time was working on her PHD. She had a large fearsome looking dog that was actually very friendly and same can be said of her and we a great conversation about dogs.
What’s good for ecosystems can also be good for the economy 🌿🏠 Using Zillow home sales data, UCSC researchers found that Florida homes near mangrove forests experienced far smaller price declines after major hurricanes, making a strong case for more mangrove conservation: https://bit.ly/49ldMXO
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
What’s good for ecosystems can also be good for the economy 🌿🏠 Using Zillow home sales data, UCSC researchers found that Florida homes near mangrove forests experienced far smaller price declines after major hurricanes, making a strong case for more mangrove conservation: https://bit.ly/49ldMXO
📣 Industry jobs! @noaa.gov Southwest Fisheries Science Center through the Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate (CIMEAS) and The Institute of Marine Sciences (UCSC), is after a post-doctoral on acoustic survey/data-analysis.
🔗More info: echoview.com/news-and-eve...
#Echoview
🔗More info: echoview.com/news-and-eve...
#Echoview
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 AM
📣 Industry jobs! @noaa.gov Southwest Fisheries Science Center through the Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate (CIMEAS) and The Institute of Marine Sciences (UCSC), is after a post-doctoral on acoustic survey/data-analysis.
🔗More info: echoview.com/news-and-eve...
#Echoview
🔗More info: echoview.com/news-and-eve...
#Echoview
#GonzalezRocha, UCSC professor with #UCSantaCruz #students use their #AirQualitySensing #Drone to observe & report to communities hammered by #WildfireSmoke, #AgriculturalDrift, or #IndustrialEmissions.
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How UC Santa Cruz Is Using Drones To Help Communities Read Air Quality Before It's Too Late
If you live in a community that gets hammered by wildfire smoke, agricultural drift, or industrial emissions, “check the air quality” can be easy advice to
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January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
#GonzalezRocha, UCSC professor with #UCSantaCruz #students use their #AirQualitySensing #Drone to observe & report to communities hammered by #WildfireSmoke, #AgriculturalDrift, or #IndustrialEmissions.
dronexl.co/2026/01/03/h...
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