Science & Tech

January 19, 2017

Kelp More Resilient Than Originally Thought

By Juliet Bachtel

As Reed's research on kelp shows the different and surprising conditions kelp can withstand, beachgoers can continue to think something is pulling them into the ocean.

January 12, 2017

Technology Management Program Unveils Ph.D. Program

By Stephanie Pernett

In an effort to further assist the growing need of knowledge in both technological and organizational fields, the Technology Management Program at UCSB will have a Ph.D. program, debuting in Fall 2017.

January 12, 2017

A Voice Against Mental Health Stigma: Gary Tsai, M.D.

By Jacqueline Wen

After experiencing first— hand the stigma and marginalization that surrounds mental health when a family member was diagnosed with schizophrenia, Gary Tsai became an advocate to provide further assistance to those with...

January 4, 2017

New Technique To Revolutionize In Vivo Research

By Jacqueline Wen

Assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at UCSB, Otger Campàs, develops new technique to study cells in living tissue

December 26, 2016

Could This be the Brightest Supernova Ever Observed?

By Kirstie Allen

Originally thought to be the brightest supernova discovered, UCSB and Las Cumbres researchers now believe that ASASSN-15lh may have been a different galactic event.

December 14, 2016

Not Rocket Science, but Pretty Close (Comet, Like and Subscribe)

By Kelly Shi

Aspiring astrophysicist, Qicheng Zhang, is a fourth-year student who is currently conducting research on comet deflection with hopes of impacting modern research efforts

November 28, 2016

Inspiring Photonics for the Future

By Dana Jessen

UCSB's Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) makes it a mission to introduce middle school students, especially young women, to the developing field of photonics.

November 24, 2016

Physics Phenom: UCSB Physicist Wins 2016 Packard Fellowship

By Jacqueline Wen

Through a simple analogy, Young describes this concept as attending a party in a long, singular hallway.

November 17, 2016

LinkedIn: Creating (Internet) Connections

By Jacqueline Wen

Presently, fewer than 10 percent of Native Americans on tribal reservations have access to broadband internet.

November 17, 2016

A Tiny Future: UCSB Researchers Explore Quantum Processing

By Kirstie Allen

Quantum computers aren’t for checking Facebook or logging into GauchoSpace. They rely on a branch of physics: quantum mechanics. For the average person to say this computer is “magic,” might not be too far off. The...

November 10, 2016

Cultural Background May Influence Environmental Action

By Kevin Flores

Given the recent emergence of climate change and environmentalism as polarizing issues within America’s increasingly hot political climate, it comes as no surprise that the psychology of both sides of the debate has pi...

November 10, 2016

When Boiling a Frog

By Andy Garcia

Oftentimes, metaphors are used as warnings that one can apply to their life. One metaphor that warns others about the inability or unwillingness of people to react to or be aware of threats that rise gradually is the boi...

November 10, 2016

Where the Wild Things Are

By Jacqueline Wen

As the UC Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve’s resident director, Don Canestro is certainly not reserved about his affection for the 600 acres of largely undeveloped land that is both his workplace and his home. L...

November 3, 2016

Discovering the Dark Ages of Peru: The Wari

By Dana Jessen

Kurin’s book focuses specifically on the social, political and economic impacts that the collapse of the Wari had on their predecessors, the tribal Chankan peoples, who lived in the lands of modern-day Peru until they ...

November 3, 2016

Service Above and Beyond: Chemical Engineering Professor elected to the National Academy of Medicine

By Kelly Shi

As one of 79 newly elected members to the Academy, Mitragotri is dedicated to addressing challenges and advancing healthcare through interdisciplinary approaches.