Science & Tech

Arginine’s Larger (in) Life Role

February 22, 2018 by

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that the amino acids arginine and, to a lesser degree, lysine may have greater importance than previously thought regarding the origin of life.
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UCSB Selected to Host Its First SASE Conference

February 15, 2018 by

The SASE conference and the UCSB SASE chapter provide an unrivaled resource for students looking to embrace the intersectionality of being an Asian American in the S.T.E.M. fields. By providing invalu...
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AWMAT Combines Women in Art with Technology

February 15, 2018 by

A three day conference put on by the Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Technology celebrated the achievements of today’s generation of female media artists using technology in their work.
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UCSB Researchers Repair the Riparian Forests

February 8, 2018 by

A team of scientists from UCSB and the State University of New York is conducting a series of projects to study how riparian forests located in drought-prone environments are responding to climate cha...
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Elevated Levels of Potassium, Other Metals Found in Ash From Thomas Fire

February 8, 2018 by

A study of Thomas Fire ash collected at 18 points in Santa Barbara, Santa Paula and Goleta reveal a significant metal content
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Scaling New Heights

February 1, 2018 by

After winning the 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize, Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura is optimistic about the future
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Vulnerabilities Found in Cancer Persister Cells

February 1, 2018 by

Matthew Hangauer and a team of UC San Francisco researchers discovered a common weakness in drug-resistant cancer cells, or “persister cells.”
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Maze Runner Redefined

February 1, 2018 by

Through fluid mechanics soap can solve a milk maze.
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Zayed Energy Prize Highlights Nakamura’s Research

January 25, 2018 by

Shuji Nakamura, a professor of Materials and Electrical & Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has received the Zayed Future Energy Prize’s Lifetime Achievement award for pioneering the dev...
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Certification May Help Conservation Efforts

January 25, 2018 by

Robert Heilmayr and colleagues were able to estimate the effect of sustainable certification, specifically for palm oil, on Indonesian plantations.
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Increase In Temperature Decreases Manufacturing Efficiency

December 14, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara researchers have shown that climate change will dramatically lower output for the Chinese manufacturing sector.
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The Year A Bike Path Was Opened Again

December 14, 2017 by

After being closed since the beginning of construction, a bike path has opened up and connected both sides of campus.
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Climate Change Differences Between Political Parties

November 30, 2017 by

Donald Trump winning the presidency has created a platform for the U.S. to say that it does not believe in climate change. Although many scientists and reports say that climate change is indeed happen...
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Fracking May Bring Contaminants to Drinking Water

November 30, 2017 by

Some Americans are fortunate enough to not have to worry about how safe their water is. However, for those who get their drinking water from private wells rather than a public utility, there could be ...
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The Supernova That Lived for 50 Years

November 16, 2017 by

UCSB astronomers discover supernova that has exploded multiple times throughout 50 years.
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