| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
Parent institution | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Dean | Alexander L. Wolf |
| Students | 4,727 (2018-19) |
| Undergraduates | 4,165 (2018-19) |
| Postgraduates | 562 (2018-19) |
| Location | , , |
| Website | https://engineering.ucsc.edu/ |
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The Baskin School of Engineering, known simply as Baskin Engineering,[1] is the school of engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It consists of six departments: Applied Mathematics, Biomolecular Engineering, Computational Media, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Statistics.
The school was formed in 1997 and endowed with a multimillion-dollar gift from retired local engineer and developer Jack Baskin.[2]
Although it is a relatively young engineering school, it is already known in the Silicon Valley region and beyond for producing prominent tech innovators, including the founders of companies Pure Storage, Cloudflare, Concur Technologies, Five3 Genomics, and a host of other startups.[3] In 2023, it was ranked as the #2 public school for engineering salaries in the United States by the Wall Street Journal.[4]
Baskin Engineering is a leader in the field of games and playable media, and was the first school in the country to offer a graduate degree in Serious Games.[5] The school is also renowned for its research in genomics and bioinformatics, having played a critical role in the Human Genome Project. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz were responsible for creating the UCSC Genome Browser, which continues to be an important open-source tool for researchers in genomics. In 2022, the Baskin School continued this work finishing first truly complete sequence of the human genome, covering each chromosome from end to end with no gaps and unprecedented accuracy, is now accessible through the UCSC Genome Browser.[6]
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- ^ "Spinoffs and Startups | Jack Baskin School of Engineering". www.soe.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Cerf, Emily. "UCSC ranked number two on Wall Street Journal list for top public colleges for high-paying jobs in engineering". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Alhadeff, Eliane (February 20, 2019). "UCSC Launches The Country's First M.S. Program In Serious Games". Serious Game Market. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ Stephens, Tim. "First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2023-01-09.