Science & Tech

Blurring the Boundaries of the Mind

October 20, 2016 by

Tucked away in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences domicile is the University’s interdisciplinary brainchild, the S.A.G.E. Center for the Study of the Mind, where researchers are en...
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Mathematical Model To Predict Vein Growth

October 20, 2016 by

Imagine being able to predict the growth of the tumor. How about the vein growth of premature babies’ eyes? All of these applications and more can be determined with the use of a certain mathematica...
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UCSB Alumnus Adapts Pipe Flow Software to Engineering Student Needs

October 13, 2016 by

A computer software program that is used in engineering industries is now available to students attending U.S. universities for the price of $10 a year.
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The Anti-Resistance: UCSB Chemist Irene Chen Explores Alternatives to Antibiotics

October 13, 2016 by

With an eye for creative impact, the National Institute of Health has awarded the Director’s New Innovator Award, a $2.1 million grant, to Chen to support her research on phage therapy.
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UCSB Professors Receive Grant for Outer Space Research

October 6, 2016 by

Coastal communities like Isla Vista and Santa Barbara are faced with an incessant barrage of environmental threats on a daily basis. Dealing with everything from eroding cliffs to excessive oil drilli...
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Learning Patterns: A Look Into Freshman Seminars

October 6, 2016 by

The announcement of the 2016 Nobel Prize awards will be broadcast this week internationally to an audience of billions. The discussion of its history will be presented to a much smaller audience in on...
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UCSB Professor Receives $10 Million To Establish Benioff Ocean Initiative

September 29, 2016 by

The Benioff Ocean Initiative (BOI) is a foundation focused on helping universities understand the pressing problems the world’s oceans face. The BOI aims to find solutions resulting in cleaner and h...
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Polymer Brush Growing Made Easier and Faster

September 29, 2016 by

A team led by Christian Pester and Craig J. Hawker of the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB has recently invented a new process called sequential stop-flow photopatterning to create complex micron...
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Competition Begets Life-Saving Innovation

September 22, 2016 by

UCSB alumnus participates in a competition with the goal of inventing a device that relays danger.
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Cosmic Watch Brings Space Exploration to Smartphones

September 14, 2016 by

The stars and planets above us may now be easier to spot with the development of a new app, Cosmic Watch, that turns your smartphone into an interactive 3D astronomical time device. Serving as a moder...
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De-extinction: Not Just Science Fiction Anymore

September 14, 2016 by

As the intriguing phenomenon of de-extinction becomes less like science fiction, UCSB ecologists have published a list of basic criteria to ensure de-extinction is as beneficial and sustainable as pos...
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Chemistry 101: The Classic Potato + Iodine = Blue/Black Experiment Finally Has an Explanation

August 31, 2016 by

An exciting collaboration between the Chemistry Department and the Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB has unexpectedly solved a 200 year-old chemistry enigma.
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50 Years of Education, Innovation and Technology

August 25, 2016 by

An interdisciplinary culture of innovation committed to developing new technology in ways that benefit the world, the UCSB College of Engineering has proven itself as one of the most successful public...
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What Came First: The Venus Table or the Feathered Serpent?

August 25, 2016 by

Gerardo Aldana, a professor in the Chicana and Chicano Studies and Anthropology Departments at UCSB, presents a new interpretation of the Venus Table, which tracks the observable phases of the planet,...
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Socratic Application Allows Students To Post Homework Questions, Get Answers

August 5, 2016 by

Socratic, a website dedicated to being an "open resource" to help students learn, launched and application this year which turns one's smartphone into a digital tutor, prompting users to take a photo ...
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