Dana Jessen

June 7, 2017

Mathematics and the Science of Learning

By Dana Jessen

Mathematical psychologist Gregory Ashby is recognized for his research in neuroscience

May 18, 2017

Psychology Professor Honored for Lifetime of Contributions

By Dana Jessen

The research of applied psychologist Richard Mayer lies at the intersection of cognition, instruction and technology.

November 28, 2016

Inspiring Photonics for the Future

By Dana Jessen

UCSB's Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) makes it a mission to introduce middle school students, especially young women, to the developing field of photonics.

November 3, 2016

Discovering the Dark Ages of Peru: The Wari

By Dana Jessen

Kurin’s book focuses specifically on the social, political and economic impacts that the collapse of the Wari had on their predecessors, the tribal Chankan peoples, who lived in the lands of modern-day Peru until they ...

October 20, 2016

Blurring the Boundaries of the Mind

By Dana Jessen

Tucked away in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences domicile is the University’s interdisciplinary brainchild, the S.A.G.E. Center for the Study of the Mind, where researchers are encouraged to come tog...

September 29, 2016

Polymer Brush Growing Made Easier and Faster

By Dana Jessen

A team led by Christian Pester and Craig J. Hawker of the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB has recently invented a new process called sequential stop-flow photopatterning to create complex micron-sized, polymer brus...

September 14, 2016

De-extinction: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore

By Dana Jessen

As the intriguing phenomenon of de-extinction becomes less like science fiction, UCSB ecologists have published a list of basic criteria to ensure de-extinction is as beneficial and sustainable as possible.

August 31, 2016

Chemistry 101: The Classic Potato + Iodine = Blue/Black Experiment Finally Has an Explanation

By Dana Jessen

An exciting collaboration between the Chemistry Department and the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB has unexpectedly solved a 200 year-old chemistry enigma.

August 25, 2016

What Came First: The Venus Table or the Feathered Serpent?

By Dana Jessen

Gerardo Aldana, a professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies and Anthropology Departments at UCSB, presents a new interpretation of the Venus Table, which tracks the observable phases of the planet, in the Maya book, T...