Science & Tech

March 14, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines: How They Work and Why You Should Get One

By Michelle J. Lee

Here is what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines currently available and what they mean for you and the UC Santa Barbara community.

March 14, 2021

UCSB Researchers Uncover a Hydrocarbon Cycle Beneath the Ocean

By Mackenzie Miller

Prior to these findings, the extent of the ocean hydrocarbon cycle was largely unknown, according to Love.

March 12, 2021

Tracing the Spread of Early Humans Across East Asia

By Devanshi Tomar

New knowledge supplied by better technology allowed Kennett and his research group to determine the timing of ancestry change and population movements. 

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.