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Category: About Extension
Instructor Earns Roddenberry Fellowship
Researcher Tom Rico Pamukcu, a UCSC Silicon Valley clinical trials instructor, has received the Roddenberry Fellowship for his work launching HealthWallet.app, a startup that gives more people the opportunity to participate in the clinical trials they need.
Veteran imagines UX design job pipeline
A career in UX design is a long way from working as a Navy photographer and plunging 91 feet to the ocean floor to document explosive ordinance cleanups off the coast of Africa.
Is online learning working for you?
In the post-pandemic world, an open Silicon Valley campus will mean various channels of online learning for professionals who are upskilling for a brighter future. UCSC SIlicon Valley is heading there now.
Navigating the pandemic—How one ECE teacher is coming out ahead
When Nell Redaniel’s job as a lead teacher at a corporate day care center went on pause last year due … More
Putting Agile to Work
Neville Mistry, a project management consultant at Kairos Power, juggled multi-million-dollar project management responsibilities for several years before returning to school to boost his career.
Staff Highlight: Connecting our LGBTQ+ youth
Sara Osheim, a UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Student Services representative, is making a difference with “Queer Youth Updates,” a creative monthly newsletter for the Santa Cruz community.
30 Tech Books and Counting
Oswald Campesato, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension instructor and author of more than 30 technical books, has developed much of our AI curriculum.
Alum brings next-gen sequence analysis tools to the classroom
Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Tools—A Hands-On Approach is a new UCSC Silicon Valley Extension course for aspiring bioinformaticians.
8 Estate Planning Misconceptions
Learn about how to set up your estate plan and how to help clients set up an integrated life plan in a 10-week UCSC Silicon Valley Extension finance course.
Expanding your procurement skills
Want to rise to the top for your organization? Build your soft skills and knowledge of other disciplines, says the founder of the UCSC Extension Procurement and Supply Chain Management program.
The sea as a second home
Carl W. Rand, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension project manager for staff and instructor, says the job is like being the navigator on a ship.
Welcome to the new Business Administration Advisory Board
Welcome to our new Business Administration Advisory Board members who had a coast-to-coast virtual kick-off meeting last night and began laying the groundwork for retooling our highly interactive training program for business professionals in the age of COVID.
Bioinformaticians and the data of our lives
Central in the battle against today’s global health pandemic is an enormous, growing trove of data and the bioinformaticians who are working to make sense of it all. Join us for a week-long free webinar series introducing our new courses in the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Bioinformatics certificate program.
UCSC Extension instructor named to state insurance board
Congrats to Jesse Dogillo, owner of Bay Area Financial and Insurance Services and an instructor at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, who has been reappointed to the state Curriculum Board by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.
Toolbox for the career search: personal branding and job interviews
In “Redesigning Your Career: An Accelerated Workshop,” Reynold Lewke teaches job seekers how to craft a personal brand and prepare for job interviews.
The bright future of C programming
The people who know C, the second most popular programming language, are finding their jobs mostly in embedded system and semiconductor industries.
Alum launches social networking app
“This place teaches you more about startups than anywhere else. Every day I learn something new.”
How to negotiate with the FDA
“With good tools you can achieve the best possible outcomes with FDA.”
At the intersection of biology and programming
“Bioinformatics has become its own field and a great area of research.”
Safeguarding health data against cyber attacks
Why should researchers care about privacy and security in clinical trials?
Building Your HR Brand
“I believe in paying it forward. “
The Data-Driven Approach to Sales Compensation Design
“We’re in a new world now. There is now academic data based on scientifically tested sales drivers.”
Building Network Mom for Systems Engineers
“A network engineer’s key job is to keep the network up.”
What’s ahead in cloud, virtualization, security, and networking?
“IT, in the age of cloud, requires a very diverse set of skills including virtualization, networking, security, storage, and programming … More
Passing the PMP® Exam on the first try
How do you prepare for a 200-question, four-hour test that’s renown for being extremely difficult?
UCSC Extension welcomes new Dean
“P.K. has had a distinguished career in high tech spanning the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.” P.K. Agarwal, a seasoned … More
Investing in Deep Learning and Machine Learning
“The cumulative effect of this innovation will continue to change society.”
Discovering a Regulatory Affairs Career
“Overcoming failure can set you on a new and better path.”
Changing the world—one educator at a time
“I am a changemaker at heart.”