Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

January 26, 2023 by

A look at AI in ecology, sustainability in marine biotech, and love in an industrial world.
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Research in Review

May 26, 2022 by , , and

Looking back on the most notable scientific accomplishments and breakthroughs made by UCSB researchers during the 2021-22 year.
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

May 5, 2022 by

A look at the pitfalls of E-scootering, the maritime consequences of population growth, and the social cues children use to process the society they develop in.
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

April 23, 2022 by , and

A look at the rise of zoonoses, addressing water demands, and the blue economy.
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COVID Q&A

April 8, 2022 by

Our Science & Tech section sat down with Dr. Vejas Skripkus, M.D. who is the executive director of UC Santa Barbara Student Health, to answer questions submitted by readers last week. 
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

February 25, 2022 by

A look at happy trees, aging flies and "aha" moments through the lens of UCSB researchers.
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Simply Stated: Why Don’t Humans Just Screw Themselves?

February 14, 2022 by

Extensive research has been conducted on the neurochemical basis of love, psychosexual development and genetic connections to sexuality. 
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Sharing Love and Dance at SBKlub’s Valentine’s Day Prom

February 13, 2022 by

McHugh said that the moment she shared with Parekh on the dance floor was reminiscent of the first time they met. 
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In Race Against New Wave, UCSB Researcher Develops Assay to ID Omicron

January 27, 2022 by

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is significantly more contagious than other previously prevalent variants (such as the delta variant), leading to a heightened necessity to distinguish the variant. Ari...
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

January 13, 2022 by

A look at zwitterionic SPEs, plant population dynamics, and the prospect of interstellar space travel.
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How The Omicron Variant Impacts Our Path To COVID-19 Endemicity

January 5, 2022 by

Eventually, COVID-19 can be labeled as endemic, but until we increase vaccination rates to slow transmission, limit hospitalization and death to ease strain on the healthcare system, we aren’t quite...
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Mechanical Engineering Professor Receives $1.8 Million NSF Grant

October 14, 2021 by

“The grant will provide opportunities for training students in how to incorporate biological circuits and elements into designer materials and then the deployment of those materials in useful device...
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Mathematics Professor Xin Zhou Invited To Speak at International Congress of Mathematicians

October 8, 2021 by

The ICM is considered to be “the most influential meeting in pure and applied mathematics, as well as one of the world’s oldest scientific congresses.”
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The State of COVID-19 Boosters in the United States

October 7, 2021 by

Although the COVID-19 vaccine remains highly effective against COVID-19, this effectiveness decreases over time.
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Simply Stated: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity

October 7, 2021 by

I find that being near a body of water does much for the mind and soul. But, my God, what it does to the hair.
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