Science & Tech

September 28, 2017

Larvae Survival: Dig, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dig

By Stephanie Pernett

UCSB researchers find that fruit fly larvae must make a life-threatening decision when searching for food or avoiding enemies.

August 24, 2017

Hearing: A Biophysical and Neurological Enigma

By Erin Haque

Researchers at the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics use an interdisciplinary approach to explore the complex auditory system

June 30, 2017

UCSB Researchers Discover Novel Functions in Drosophila Rhodopsin

By Kevin Flores

Researchers identify Rh7 as a potential equivalent of mammalian, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. ipRGCs. This research can further our understanding of regulation of circadian rhythms in a model orga...

June 8, 2017

An Alternate Route After Graduation

By Stephanie Pernett

Graduating seniors find that more time between grad school and industry benefit career choices.

June 8, 2017

Graduating Master’s Students Share UCSB Perspective

By Stephanie Pernett

Two graduating master's students share their grad school experience and what they gained from UCSB

June 7, 2017

Mathematics and the Science of Learning

By Dana Jessen

Mathematical psychologist Gregory Ashby is recognized for his research in neuroscience

June 7, 2017

Landscape Factors Affecting Insecticide Use

By Jacqueline Wen

Context and crop type determine the impact of certain landscape characteristics on insecticide use

May 25, 2017

Blue Lights Unite Isla Vista Community

By Stephanie Pernett

Blunite, a student led organization, makes sure to honor the victims of the tragedy with a memorial event held to help heal the community and move it forward in a positive direction.

May 25, 2017

The Science Behind Grief and Tragedy

By Melanie Voskanian

A psychological study done by Columbia University after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting may shed light on the transition UCSB faces as the last class of primary sources graduates.

May 18, 2017

Psychology Professor Honored for Lifetime of Contributions

By Dana Jessen

The research of applied psychologist Richard Mayer lies at the intersection of cognition, instruction and technology.

May 18, 2017

Conservation Efforts To Improve Public Health

By Aimee Miller

Ecologists collaborate on the relationships of conservation, biodiversity and infectious diseases in communities.

May 11, 2017

Physicist Measures Small-Scale Fluctuations in Cosmic Web

By Kevin Flores

Joseph Hennawi, an associate professor in the physics department at UCSB, has identified a pair or quasars in close proximity to one another. This allowed him and his team to the cosmic web on a much smaller scale than h...

May 11, 2017

Opinion Maps Detail Americans’ Climate Beliefs

By Jacqueline Wen

From 2008 to 2016, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication ran major opinion polls on U.S. climate beliefs, surveying over 18,000 American adults bi-annually. Through the survey they found that the national aver...

May 4, 2017

Parrotfish More Concerned With Food Than Predators

By Natalie Overton

While the Daisy Parrotfish are not at the top of the marine food chain, their priorities do not lie in avoiding potential predators but rather finding their next meal.

May 4, 2017

Engineering a Solution for Diabetes

By Stephanie Pernett

Sumita Pennathur, an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department has been awarded $1.625 million to continue her research in diabetic monitoring.

April 30, 2017

Research Shows U.S. and UK Share Similar Fracking Concerns

By Aimee Miller

While the United States and the United Kingdom are separated by an ocean, researchers at UCSB find that these two countries share concerns about hydraulic fracking.