• United Nations Reboot the Earth Hackathon

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    The United Nations (UN) and the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are collaborating to bring the “Reboot the Earth” hackathon to the West Coast for the first time. This is a social event bringing together aspiring developers to create open source software solutions that address the climate crisis, including […]

  • CM Seminar: “Playful Design to Empower Climate Adaptation – What are we missing for real-life impact?”

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presented by: Linda Hirsch   Description: “Games and playful interventions have been researched to increase awareness of climate change impacts and educate about mitigation and adaptation measures. However, besides increased awareness, what real-life impact and adapted behaviors can we actually observe from such interventions? In this talk, I will reflect on the differences between short-term […]

  • BE Climate Connectors

    BE Climate Connectors

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Dear Baskin Engineering community, We’re excited to invite you to the kickoff of this year’s BE Climate Connectors series — a monthly gathering designed to bring together faculty, instructors, researchers, graduate students, and key staff working on climate solutions. When: Thursday, October 16 at 4:00 PM Where: E2 599 What: Wine, beer, and light snacks provided These informal monthly […]

  • CM Seminar: “Digital Equity in Rural America: Learning from Rural Environments of (Non)use”

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presented by: Rebecca Jonas   Description: “When we think about ‘digital divides,’ many people think about their impacts in far away places. We think of high-tech smart cities compared against Internet cafés in towns with dirt roads. Through my work evaluating the presence of digital divides in rural America, I show the impacts of digital […]

Last modified: Oct 23, 2025