Science & Tech

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

February 25, 2021 by

Since 1995, Nakamura has received numerous accolades for his achievements in the field, namely his efforts to create cheap and efficient sources of light.
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Planned Development Next To San Marcos Foothills Preserve Faces Legal Challenges

February 17, 2021 by

The San Marcos Foothills Preserve is a protected area encompassing 200 acres of oak savanna and grassland between Santa Barbara and Goleta.
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UCSB Professors, With Co-Authors From UC Davis and UC Riverside, Publish Book on the Sierra Nevada

February 17, 2021 by

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. 
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Independence the “Right Way?”

February 6, 2021 by

“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.
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A Time For Reflection At Terror Rift

February 5, 2021 by

Luyendyk, Sorlien and their collaborators have been working with seismic reflection data to construct seismic profiles and visualize faulting along the Terror Rift. 
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The Blue Collar Iron Man: A Look At Workplace Exoskeletons

January 31, 2021 by

How might work evolve as humans find themselves in the company of coworkers made of metal and wires, rather than just flesh and bones? 
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Here Comes the Sun: UCSB Researchers Uncover Link Between UV Radiation and COVID-19 Transmission

January 31, 2021 by

However, the strength of the relationship was not quite as strong as others have proven to be, such as social distancing policies.
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Santa Barbara County Hopeful for Accelerated Vaccine Distribution in Coming Weeks

January 30, 2021 by

By mid-February, a new standardized vaccine distribution standard will be implemented statewide.
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Cancer and Chemo From a Wider Lens

January 17, 2021 by

Boddy began studying comparative oncology hoping to understand why some species are better equipped to weather cancer than others.
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The Wolf, the Dog and the Man

January 17, 2021 by

Four different methods were tested using the remains of domestic dogs, grey wolves, coyotes and various types of foxes.
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New Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit Set Up in Santa Barbara

January 11, 2021 by

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

January 7, 2021 by

The lab allows for coordination of patient sample acquisition of tests, testing logistics, case management and contact tracing efforts. 
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Dating To a Science: UCSB Researchers Study Patterns in Assortative Mating

December 20, 2020 by

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. 
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UCSB Researchers Find Significant Gaps in Widely Used Fisheries Datasets

December 7, 2020 by

Blasco’s hope is that studies like this will shine a spotlight on the work that those working with the FAO, RAM and the IUCN still have ahead of them.
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NASA and ESA Partner up to Launch an Oceanography Satellite from Santa Barbara County Designed to Monitor Rising Sea Levels

December 7, 2020 by

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will begin transmitting oceanography data within three months, following a series of tests and calibrations which are already underway.
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