Happy New Year! 🎊🍾🎈

Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire. California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.

In response to the Moss Landing fire, #BaskinEngineering prof J. González Rocha—who studies how pollution disperses—said: “The thing that has baffled me is how few sensors there are in the Pajaro Valley...” Better monitoring could’ve kept residents informed. bit.ly/40LnnTz

Exciting news! Faculty & researchers are launching the UCSC AgTech Alliance—a campus community bringing together people interested in ethical/responsible agtech for a sustainable future. #BaskinEngineering prof Colleen Josephson is co-inaugural director. bit.ly/3PYDF5a

The National Park Service plans to close the Yosemite Valley backpackers campground and send hikers to a campground with limited space — a move that is sending shockwaves across the hiking community. trib.al/hkoIdi5

As someone who once worked the fields as a migrant farmworker & later flew amongst the stars, I stand with our immigrant community! Their goal of reaching the American dream fuels our nation’s future - & deserve respect, dignity, & opportunity. #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaStrong🚀 🇱🇷🚀

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

Honored to attend the groundbreaking of the #DoloresHuerta Peace & Justice Cultural Center in #Bakersfield today with my wife Ruth, Director of Valley Voices. Grateful to stand with community and the Dolores Huerta Foundation in the fight for justice and equity. ¡Sí se puede! ✊🏽

We've launched a new network of low-cost air sensors in Pajaro Valley! 🚁🌫️ Combining UAV data, real-time modeling & community partnerships, we're building tools for #wildfireresilience & #healthequity. More: news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/pajaro… #AppliedMath #BaskinEngineering #UCSC

🔥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 J. González Rocha 👏

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

James B. Milliken has officially begun his tenure as the 22nd president of the University of California. He brings decades of experience and is ready to build on what makes UC exceptional: our nearly 300,000 talented students, 10 campuses, 6 academic health centers and 3

Joby achieves milestone flight between Marina and Monterey trib.al/mjjrARE

Rep. Zoe Lofgren visited UC Santa Cruz! Meeting w/ students & researchers from UCSC Center for Agroecology to learn about the UCSC AgTech Alliance—a collab between #BaskinEngineering and social sciences to develop innovative technologies that support sustainable food production.

#zihuatanejo #GuerreroMX #zihua

"It can happen to Half Moon Bay,” says #BaskinEngineering prof Yu Zhang, stressing fire can still strike coastal communities. Moving power lines below ground is a long-term solution, but it can cost $2-5 million per mile of wire—not viable for PG&E’s budget from the taxpayers.

Glad to tour @UCSC’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.

New research from #BaskinEngineering shows that WiFi signals can measure heart rate—with no wearables needed.🤯 The technique is highly accurate, and works with with low-cost WiFi devices, making it useful for low resource settings.

Big step forward in #solarscience! 🔭☀️ #BaskinEngineering researchers created the first self-consistent model that can reproduce the mysterious tachocline layer of the Sun—which could help predict solar events that disrupt #powergrids and #satellites.

The federal administration's suspended hundreds of millions in critical research funding and demanded UC pay $1B. The @LATimes just summarized some of those demands, and UC President Milliken wrote to our University of California community highlighting what’s at stake and our next steps.