Ben Krasnow

October 7, 2004

Gross’ Theory Stays Strong Over the Years

By Ben Krasnow

David Gross' Nobel Prize-winning theory may not have everyday applications, but it continues to provide inspiration to physicists. Gross performed extensive work in developing the nuts and bolts of Quantum Chromodynamics...

October 5, 2004

UCSB Researchers’ Work May Help to Find MS Cure

By Ben Krasnow

UCSB materials and chemical engineering professors have found a unique way to apply their expertise toward understanding a chronic neurological disease, multiple sclerosis.

September 27, 2004

Evictions Recall Earlier Efforts to Explain, Control Cliff Erosion

By Ben Krasnow

Del Playa Drive's erosion-plagued cliffs have been receding as quickly as 15 inches per year from natural and man-made causes, according to geological studies and environmental documents dating back to the mid-1970s. The...

May 28, 2004

NASA Bigwig Visits Future Engineers

By Ben Krasnow

UCSB engineering students may better understand the importance of concise technical communication after hearing a talk given by Charles Whetsel, chief engineer of the NASA Mars Exploration Program.

April 20, 2004

Probe To Aid Understanding of Space-time

By Ben Krasnow

NASA will put Albert Einstein's theory of gravity to the test today with a satellite scheduled to launch at 10 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

April 13, 2004

Speaker Brings Mechanics of Viruses to Light

By Ben Krasnow

Mechanical engineers might soon be responsible for research on preventing viral infections, according to a visiting scholar from Caltech.

April 9, 2004

Doctor Talks of Quantifying Psyche

By Ben Krasnow

Psychologists around the world may be making conclusions from faulty assessments according to a professor visiting the UCSB Methods for Social Sciences (QMSS) Colloquium. One of the biggest problems with getting results ...

April 5, 2004

UCSB Puts New Spin on Computing

By Ben Krasnow

UCSB is at the cutting edge of a new field of technology called quantum computing, which may revolutionize the way people think of computers and information. Physics professor David Awschalom and a team of researchers ar...

March 29, 2004

Scanner To Help UCSB Research Brain Activity

By Ben Krasnow

Plans are underway in the Psychology Dept. to open a brain imaging center that will allow UCSB to join the ranks of six other UC campuses in brain research.

March 1, 2004

EWB-USA Ladles In More Volunteers

By Ben Krasnow

Engineers Without Borders at UCSB may have attracted a few more members with homemade soup and alarming statistics at its Friday kickoff dinner. Mechanical engineering staff members David Bothman and Mary Dinh, and mater...

February 27, 2004

Treatment Makes Bladder-Busting Worm Squirm

By Ben Krasnow

UCSB donated patent rights for the first time on Feb. 24 for a novel type of medical treatment that could benefit millions worldwide.

February 20, 2004

Instructors Earn National Esteem

By Ben Krasnow

Two UCSB professors were recently invited to join the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), keeping UCSB ahead of Caltech with almost one-fifth of its engineering faculty sharing the honor.

February 17, 2004

Philosophers Share Ideas of Thought, Mind

By Ben Krasnow

Professional philosophers from around the world spent their holiday weekend at UCSB discussing issues of phenomenology, Russellian content and the computational theory of mind.

February 11, 2004

UCSB Obtains 3-D Microchip Patents

By Ben Krasnow

Computer chips of the future may have an entirely new shape thanks to collaboration between UCSB and Boeing. The Boeing Company gave four patents to UCSB that describe technology used in making multi-layered, three-dimen...

February 9, 2004

Strike Drives Shoppers to Healthier Food

By Ben Krasnow

Santa Barbara residents who honor the ongoing grocery workers' strike may end up eating a more healthful diet. Because the UFCW strike involves all of the major local grocery chains - Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons - shoppe...

February 6, 2004

Transdermal Drug Delivery May Replace Needles

By Ben Krasnow

People who dislike hypodermic needles may soon get their medicine with less anxiety, thanks to UCSB research. Chemical engineering Assistant Professor Samir Mitragotri and his team of researchers have evaluated a number ...