Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have allocated $54 million toward the Pajaro River levee enhancements. www.santacruzsentinel.com/2026/02/17/p...

Greenhouses are essential to feeding a growing global population, but often come with real environmental costs. #BaskinEngineering Professor Katia Obraczka is developing tech to monitor greenhouse conditions with precision—reducing water and energy use while improving crop production. bit.ly/3OGkQ9y

📣 Mark your calendars! Join #BaskinEngineering Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics @javigr.bsky.social for his @ucsantacruz.bsky.social KRAW Lecture ➡️ Sensing the Unseen: How Drones and Ground Sensors Reveal the Hidden Air Quality Impacts of Climate Change. 🗓️ Jan 21. Register: bit.ly/49FAlWj

“The folks contributing the least to climate change are the ones bearing the most of the brunt,” said #BaskinEngineering Professor @javigr.bsky.social, who is using drones to help empower farmworker communities impacted by air pollution. Via @mercurynews.com: bayareane.ws/49hZtSM

Glad to tour @ucsantacruz.bsky.social’s AgTech Alliance center to see the latest ag technologies.  
Focusing on sustainable, ethical & socially responsible technologies is vital to the longevity of our ag industry.

Visiting Durango, México! Food is amazing!

Nightfall in #Zihuatanejo.

This week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren visited UC Santa Cruz to meet with students and researchers from UCSC Center for Agroecology to learn about the AgTech Alliance—a collab between #BaskinEngineering and social sciences to develop innovative technologies that support sustainable food production. 🌱

🤝 To fill gaps in the air quality monitoring network in Pajaro Valley, CA, a team led by #BaskinEngineering Professor @javigr.bsky.social has deployed new sensors in the region—making crucial pollution data more accessible! @ucsantacruz.bsky.social

🔥 Newly deployed air quality sensors will fill gaps in the air quality monitoring network in Pajaro Valley, home to many agricultural workers—helping empower community decision-making for those most affected by wildfire smoke. Led by #BaskinEngineering Professor @javigr.bsky.social 👏 bit.ly/3IOQpuX

Just installed 5 new PurpleAir sensors across Pajaro! Now we’ve got real-time air quality data to help protect our families and farmworkers—especially during wildfire season. 💚 Check it out here: map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a10/p... Grateful to build this with our community. #Pajaro #PajaroValley

Just visited Zamora de Hidalgo and was lucky enough to catch this stunning view of the cathedral after a summer rain. The light, the stonework, the stillness—it all comes together in one timeless moment. 🌧️⛪✨ #ZamoraDeHidalgo #ArquitecturaMexicana #MéxicoMágico #TravelMoments

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social‬ writes.

Honored to attend the groundbreaking of the #DoloresHuerta Peace & Justice Cultural Center in #Bakersfield today with my wife Ruth, Director of #ValleyVoices. Honored to stand with community and the #DoloresHuertaFoundation in the fight for Justice and equity.

Big thanks to #jobyaviation for hosting our #BaskinEngineering students! The visit offered an inspiring look at aerospace innovation and the value of hands-on learning. Opportunities like this help shape the next generation of engineers. #UCSC #UCSantaCruz #AppliedMath

Recap of the annual #BaskinEngineering Undergraduate Project Showcase! 🛠️✨ Students brought bold ideas to life—from wildfire risk systems and muscle-activated prosthetics, to ROVs for kelp restoration, SARS-CoV-2 mutation validation, smart power monitors, and drones for VTOL search and rescue.

In our latest Krill Waves Radio, these coastal charmers lounge, swim, and vibe in cozy seal colonies all set to mellow lo-fi beats. Tune in, unwind, or just enjoy the seal serenity: youtu.be/r4fsBII2ZlU

When the Pajaro Valley Unified School District began its California State Seal of Civic Engagement program in 2023, only three students were honored. This year, that number has jumped to more than 300. www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/05/29/m...

Could charged water droplets have generate sparks which forged the first life on earth? Whether in a pond, a lake or a geyser, #BaskinEngineering Professor Emeritus David Deamer says, “these molecules would have accumulated wherever there was wave action or waterfalls.” bit.ly/4bDCZwi

Awesome quilt fair today in Santa Cruz - thank you Pajaro Valley Quilt Association! This quilt was so moving & beautifully made. #quilt #quilters #SantaCruz #Watsonville #california #farm #farmworkers #PVQA

“Hermanita.” #Jewel of a mosaic designed by #printmaker Juan Fuentes. 2400 sq.ft.!, next to many panels displaying the diverse cultural heritage of Watsonville, CA. Part of the Watsonville Brillante civic center project. #makersMartch #MosaicMonday #printmaking #artshare #mosaic

This year, the Watsonville Film Festival will have a slate of films screened at CineLux Green Valley, but it will also have screenings in Santa Cruz and Salinas. www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/03/03/1...

The women’s walkout: Lessons from the 1980s Watsonville cannery strike buff.ly/VA1fvlE via Wallace Baine, with screenings set for tomorrow as part of the Watsonville Film Festival

How human-like are #AI chatbots? 🤔 A team led by #BaskinEngineering Prof Magy Seif El-Nasr found that #ChatGPT over-empathizes but struggles with positive emotions, exaggerating human tendencies. It also shows more empathy when told the person is female—revealing biases in AI empathy. bit.ly/43pRKAB

Happy New Year! 🎊🍾🎈

If you want to know the name of the NIMBY who has been blocking the repairs to the Santa Cruz wharf since 2016, her name is Gillian Greensite and she deserves the blame for what happened today www.goodtimes.sc/the-wharfs-c...

My USEPA webinar & an excellent follow-up panel discussion on layer risk reduction for schools 4 yrs ago. Four yrs down & not much progress. To say we swung & missed would be generous. In most cases we never came to the plate. It was never rocket science, folks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPfH...

BIG DEAL. Congrats to all involved!

The @ucsantacruz.bsky.social campus, with the redwoods forest and the live turkeys (not talking about the faculty here!) has to be one of the most beautiful campuses anywhere.