Science & Tech

June 22, 2011

Bones May Benefit from Beer Drinking, Study Suggests

By Kiyan Rajabi

Almost everyone knows that consuming milk and other sources of calcium help to maintain bone health.

May 31, 2011

Nades of All Trades: The Legacy That Will Not Fade (Anytime Soon)

By Nader Heidari

Well, it looks like it’s finally that time. After four years and two majors, I’ve run out of ways to remain a student here at UCSB. It’s all right. I’ve lived a good college life. I have walked among the broletar...

May 31, 2011

UCSB Scientists Conduct Critical Research on Kelp

By David Wallace

UCSB scientists from the Earth Research Institute and Marine Science Institute recently discovered a new method to analyze fluctuations in giant kelp biomass in the Santa Barbara Channel that enables them to track change...

May 31, 2011

New Studies Suggest Sunlight May Help Ward Off Disease

By Kiyan Rajabi

A new study in Australia suggests that obtaining Vitamin D through sun exposure may help prevent the onset of multiple sclerosis as well as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer.

May 31, 2011

Physicists Create Quantum Circuit Through Use of Entanglement

By Kyle Naughton

Researchers at UCSB recently demonstrated the quantum mechanical effect known as ‘entanglement’ in a demonstration of cutting edge quantum computer technology.

May 26, 2011

UCSB Researchers Study Link Between Physical Appearance, Extraversion

By Izaak Rosen

A recently published study from UCSB psychology researchers Aaron Lukaszewski and James Roney shows that variations in extraversion may be linked to physical strength and physical attractiveness. Lukaszewski, a postdocto...

May 24, 2011

Sleep In, Get Thin: Melatonin’s Effect On the Metabolism

By Kiyan Rajabi

A series of recent discoveries in Spain suggests that melatonin, the naturally occurring hormone found in animals that is the primary regulator of the sleep cycle, may prevent weight gain and other health complications.

May 17, 2011

UCSB Professor Returns from Gulf Spill Trip

By Will Kincannon

On April 20, 2010, the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, spewing almost five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This was the largest marine spill in history. David Valentine, a UCSB earth sci...

May 17, 2011

UC Briefs

By Nader Heidari, Tiare Hoegerman

Scientists Find New Treatment for Kidney Disease Two researchers at UCSB, associate professor Thomas Weimbs and graduate student Jeffery Talbot, recently published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academ...

May 17, 2011

A Glass a Day May Keep Doctor Away

By Kiyan Rajabi

Researchers in France have discovered that resveratrol and polyphenols — two organic compounds commonly found in grapes — may aid in the prevention of type II diabetes.

May 10, 2011

Brain Reacts Similarly to Unhealthy Foods and Addictive Drugs

By Kiyan Rajabi

When someone says that a certain brand of candy is as addictive as crack, they might not be as far off as one might think. In a recent study published by Yale University in the Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers...

May 10, 2011

Scientists Research Impact of Household Energy Use in Cities

By Brittany Avila

Two UCSB geography professors have completed a study of household environmental effects on urban ecosystems, which was published in the April issue of the journal Ecological Applications. Professors Joe McFadden and Jenn...

May 3, 2011

Flexible Brains Bring Better Learning Skills

By Daily Nexus Staff

A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences may provide researchers with a framework to help determine a person’s learning capacity for motor activities. Scientists from ...

April 25, 2011

Mollusk Sees World Through Mineral Eyes

By Tiare Hoegerman

A recent study co-authored by Daniel Speiser, a postdoctoral fellow at UCSB’s Dept. of Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology, provides strong evidence that the chiton, a simple mollusk, has developed eyes essentially ma...

April 19, 2011

Species Variance Helps Remove Water Pollutants

By Tiare Hoegerman

A study completed and authored by former UCSB biologist Bradley J. Cardinale confirms biodiversity as the driver of nutrient uptake in streams — a process which acts as the ecosystem’s natural cleaning system. Perfor...

April 12, 2011

UC Science Briefs

By Tiare Hoegerman

Researchers Help Henhouses By Fighting Pests With Pests Researchers from UC Riverside have found that when it comes to parasites found on chickens, two wrongs just may make a right. According to the researchers, another ...