Jacqueline Wen

December 13, 2019

Researchers Compare Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Counties

By Jacqueline Wen

In their paper published in Scientific Reports, the researchers investigated eight different human mating models to determine which can most accurately predict our realized mate choices.

December 5, 2019

A Sunsational Study: UCSB Researchers Examine Political Identities and Participation of U.S. Solar Households

By Jacqueline Wen

“If you look inside a neighborhood, Republicans and Democrats have the same probability of having solar,” Mildenberger said.

November 21, 2019

Mental Health in Medicine: Presented by Vania Manipod, D.O., at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin, Jacqueline Wen

Manipod described her own experience with occupational burnout and how living with the condition led to her reevaluate her career and her priorities as a psychiatrist. 

November 14, 2019

UCSB Researchers Investigate Snail Control Efforts To Combat Parasitic Disease

By Jacqueline Wen

Schistosomiasis, an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms of the genus Schistosoma, affects over 200 million people worldwide.

November 7, 2019

UCSB Professor To Study Public Perception of NSF Synthetic Cells Projects

By Jacqueline Wen

With ambitious goals to build synthetic neurons and lipid-free cells, many questions can emerge, including the societal significance of synthetic cells as well as the potential benefits, risks and possibilities they brin...

October 31, 2019

Exploring the Cognitive Science of Supernatural Concepts

By Jacqueline Wen

The class discusses the research and theory behind why beliefs of supernatural concepts have pervaded across numerous cultures and why our brains are susceptible to such notions.

October 24, 2019

How to Improve Running Efficiency

By Jacqueline Wen

Running is the most energy-costly mode of locomotion for humans, according to Hawkes’ study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

October 17, 2019

Chemical Engineering Professor Receives Grant To Study Reporter Proteins and “Dark Matter of Biology”

By Jacqueline Wen

Mukherjee’s research lab is working to develop bioluminescent reporters able to produce light in the context of anaerobic systems that Mukherjee terms the “dark matter of biology.”

October 3, 2019

UCSB Selected to Host New Quantum Foundry

By Jacqueline Wen

The NSF has granted UCSB $25 million over six years to advance the “discovery and control of materials that support protected quantum states with unprecedented coherence and scalable entanglement."

October 3, 2019

Genetic Variation Can Affect Embryo Formation

By Jacqueline Wen

Because humans and other vertebrates share a common regulatory mechanism for endoderm development with nematodes, the study’s results may have potential implications for drug therapies.

September 19, 2019

UCSB Researchers Discover Mechanism Potentially Accelerating Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease

By Jacqueline Wen

While researchers in the natural sciences field studying kidney stones have observed dilated tubules before, “it has not previously been recognized as an active protective mechanism,” the paper states.

September 4, 2019

UCSB Researchers Examine Effective Communication of Environmental Issues

By Jacqueline Wen

Their findings suggest that the same types of messaging frames can be effectively used to communicate to conservatives and liberals, rather than speaking to each group individually.

August 8, 2019

2019 Karp Discovery Award Will Further UC Women’s Brain Initiative

By Jacqueline Wen

The idea for the initiative emerged when the researchers saw that replication across current, public studies on the short- and long-term effects of the birth control pill on the brain didn't yet exist.

July 18, 2019

Forming and Fueling Galaxies

By Jacqueline Wen

"Our study was about trying to find the reservoir of gas that feeds galaxies like the Milky Way,” Martin said.

July 5, 2019

Monitoring by NGOs Helps Increase Compliance with National Mandates

By Jacqueline Wen

One significant takeaway from the research is that NGOs can still play an integral role even in an authoritarian country like China.

June 27, 2019

Where in the World is Marine Biodiversity Risk More Prevalent?

By Jacqueline Wen

After compiling the range and conservation status of 5,291 marine species, the scientists calculated the average extinction risk for each species against their worldwide distribution.