Science & Tech

March 3, 2021

Blum Center at UCSB Hosts Public Forum To Discuss Post-Pandemic Green New Deal

By Sean Crommelin

The forum focused on how the pandemic and recent socio-political shifts have impacted the prospects for “transformative economic and environmental change."

February 28, 2021

UCSB STEM Disciplines Come Together To Study Cell Polarization

By Sean Crommelin

Banavar and her collaborators were interested in understanding how cells understand their own geometry and maintain polarity.

February 25, 2021

Director of Black Student Research Center discusses S.T.E.M. Initiatives

By Sean Crommelin

Of particular importance for Tettegah is S.T.E.M. and data science engagement with underrepresented groups on campus.

February 25, 2021

UCSB Professor Who Invented Blue LEDs Wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

By Devanshi Tomar

Since 1995, Nakamura has received numerous accolades for his achievements in the field, namely his efforts to create cheap and efficient sources of light.

February 17, 2021

Planned Development Next To San Marcos Foothills Preserve Faces Legal Challenges

By Sean Crommelin

The San Marcos Foothills Preserve is a protected area encompassing 200 acres of oak savanna and grassland between Santa Barbara and Goleta.

February 17, 2021

UCSB Professors, With Co-Authors From UC Davis and UC Riverside, Publish Book on the Sierra Nevada

By Sean Crommelin

California’s quintessential mountain range, the Sierra Nevada, extends 400 miles from the southernmost tip of the Cascades down to the Transverse Ranges in southern California. 

February 6, 2021

Independence the “Right Way?”

By Devanshi Tomar

“As social creatures and as cultural creatures, ultimately one feels good when one’s way of being fits in and is valued in one’s environment and context,” Lawrie said.

February 5, 2021

A Time For Reflection At Terror Rift

By Sean Crommelin

Luyendyk, Sorlien and their collaborators have been working with seismic reflection data to construct seismic profiles and visualize faulting along the Terror Rift. 

January 31, 2021

The Blue Collar Iron Man: A Look At Workplace Exoskeletons

By Sean Crommelin

How might work evolve as humans find themselves in the company of coworkers made of metal and wires, rather than just flesh and bones? 

January 31, 2021

Here Comes the Sun: UCSB Researchers Uncover Link Between UV Radiation and COVID-19 Transmission

By Sean Crommelin

However, the strength of the relationship was not quite as strong as others have proven to be, such as social distancing policies.

January 30, 2021

Santa Barbara County Hopeful for Accelerated Vaccine Distribution in Coming Weeks

By Sean Crommelin

By mid-February, a new standardized vaccine distribution standard will be implemented statewide.

January 17, 2021

Cancer and Chemo From a Wider Lens

By Sean Crommelin

Boddy began studying comparative oncology hoping to understand why some species are better equipped to weather cancer than others.

January 17, 2021

The Wolf, the Dog and the Man

By Sean Crommelin

Four different methods were tested using the remains of domestic dogs, grey wolves, coyotes and various types of foxes.

January 11, 2021

New Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit Set Up in Santa Barbara

By Devanshi Tomar

Because the location of the testing site isn’t stationary, greater coverage is provided by the unit, as it can be moved based on the current distribution of COVID-19 cases at the time.

January 7, 2021

UCSB Expands COVID-19 Testing With CLIA-Certified On-Campus Diagnostic Laboratory

By Devanshi Tomar

The lab allows for coordination of patient sample acquisition of tests, testing logistics, case management and contact tracing efforts. 

December 20, 2020

Dating To a Science: UCSB Researchers Study Patterns in Assortative Mating

By Devanshi Tomar

While doing matrix models of mate choice, Conroy-Beam saw a correlation between specific traits, despite the traits being assorted randomly throughout individuals in the simulation.