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Systems engineer test drives Facebook Connectivity solutions
“I work with a company where every day they help connect people.”
Full stack web developer adds iPhone app design skills
“We tend to think of apps as small, little things, but actually they’re very powerful and very fast.”
Cybersecurity for HR professionals
“We are living in a ‘Brave New World’ when it comes to technology.”
Mastering the Coder’s Job Interview
Programmers need to code with an audience.
Security By Design: Great security starts early in design
“Being classified as security was actually keeping us away from getting the job done.”
Big Data for Social Good
We need to ground our policy decisions in cross-disciplinary research—especially in an era of such ideological polarization.
Data scientist lands an OPT job at Google
“This is the place everyone should go to learn cutting edge technology.”
Silicon Valley Campus raising profile
“The visibility and importance of UC Santa Cruz in Silicon Valley has never been greater—and we’re just getting started.”
Silicon Valley clinical researchers teach annual one-week intensive
“Discoveries in technology and science are giving us a greater chance of having a positive impact on disease and creating … More
The Next Generation of Digital Health
A UC Santa Cruz Live in Silicon Valley Alumni Event
Hungarian translator becomes Silicon Valley tech writer
“People were very positive here. They weren’t complaining. They focused on solving problems and building things together. The weather and … More
Construction contractor builds new software career
“I needed some place to start if I was going to get a new career. Once I got the certificates, I … More
Computer programmer pivots to bioinformatics
“This is where we’re going to make difference in human health.”
For the love of Python
“I guess I knew then, once I touched a computer, I would never go back. I’m passionate about software engineering … More
An SQA Commendation for Instructor Alka Jarvis
Congrats to Software Quality Assurance and Testing instructor Alka Jarvis who has recently earned top commendation for her years of … More
Learning mobile app development for the next job
“It’s the people you meet who can help you succeed in the competitive job market.”
Web developer creates student course planning tool
When Poc Hsu enrolled in the UCSC Extension Computer Programming certificate program, he didn’t realize that he would soon be … More
Engineer combines passions for UX design and project management
Between her undergraduate, graduate degree and now her professional certificates, Sudha Shankar has pursued her education on three different continents. … More
Data analyst combines passion with two certificates
“With analytics you can better your business or projects’ performance.”
Electrical Engineer launches embedded systems career
“If I’m doing this on my own time, why not get paid for it?”
Sociology researcher discovers tools for interpreting Big Data
“No matter what field you are in, it’s important to be able to understand data.”
IT consultant discovers the power of Big Data
“I needed to go somewhere where the technology was happening.”
Venezuelan electrical engineer shifts to embedded systems design
After completing his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Central University of Venezuela, Juan Escobedo Contreras set his sights … More
Japanese engineer networks Silicon Valley-style
“At first I wanted to pursue a master’s degree, but then I found UCSC Extension.” When Shunjiro Yatsuzuka moved to … More
Colombian Engineer Lands Hardware Job in Silicon Valley
“It was very cool being around people who work in the big companies you’ve always followed.”