UC Santa Cruz - Silicon Valley Initiatives

UCSC Silicon Valley Center
350 North Akron Road
Building 19
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Phone: (650) 528-4030
FAX: (650) 528-4034
Email: svc@ucsc.edu

Silicon Valley Initiatives

Academic programs

ASL

BIN-RDI

Collaborative for Higher Ed

UARC

Related Sites
• Campus Provost/EVC
• NASA Ames

The UCSC Silicon Valley Initiatives comprise a set of educational and research activities that together increase the presence of UC in the Silicon Valley. UCSC brings its world renowned and cutting edge research to the area via the Silicon Valley Center, currently located at the NASA Ames Research Park.

The Silicon Valley Initiatives include:

Academic programs (current and future);
The Advanced Studies Laboratories (ASL);
The Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute (BIN-RDI);
The Collaborative for Higher Education; and
The University Affiliated Research Center (UARC).

2006-07 Silicon Valley Initiatives year-end report
Summary of the research and education initiatives undertaken during the 2006-07 academic year and the priorities for 2007-08 ... [More]

UCSC Summer Courses at SVC
Several UCSC courses are planned for the Silicon Valley Center during Summer 2007:

Abnormal Psychology

Algorithms & Abstract Data Types

Applied Discrete Mathematics

Intermediate Microeconomics

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Linguistics for Engineers

Science, Policy, and the Environment

These courses will delivered as part of UCSC's regular summer session program, carry UCSC credit, and may be transferable to UC campuses and other four-year colleges and universities. Summer courses are offered in two sessions: Session One: June 25-July 27, 2007; Session Two: July 30-August 31, 2007. Specific offerings will be listed soon. Visit summer.ucsc.edu for details ... [More]

HP joins UCSC and NASA in groundbreaking collaborative venture
HP has joined UC Santa Cruz and NASA in a new venture focused on developing revolutionary science breakthroughs in the coming decades ... [More]

Classes at the Silicon Valley Center
Selected Technology and Information Management courses are telecast back to UCSC and can be attended by on-campus students at the same time and day of class ... [More]

Aligned Research Program Awards for 2006 announced
$400,000 of NASA funding has been awarded to UC researchers for new projects related to UARC activities ... [More]

March 31, 2006: Silicon Valley Center activities move to Building 19 ... [More]

March 3, 2006: School of Management Steering Committee appointed ... [More]