Science & Tech

Study Seeks to Reel In Global Fish Problems

February 23, 2010 by

A group of scientists led by UCSB's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University published a policy paper this month, calling for...
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Scientists Publish Papers on Marine Reserves

February 23, 2010 by

A special issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences released this week features research papers from multiple UCSB scientists.
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Tumor Drug To Enter Trials

February 9, 2010 by

The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara will be participating in a Phase III clinical trial in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Lucanix, a new vaccine designed to fight lung cancer.
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Old Drug Might Heal Renal Cysts

February 2, 2010 by

Researchers at UCSB have released a new study on the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin as a potentially effective treatment for kidney disease.
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Scientists Synthesize Blood Cells

January 26, 2010 by

A team of scientists at UCSB, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Michigan, developed a material that can mimic the biological properties of red blood cells.
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Fussy Flies Fail to Flourish

January 19, 2010 by

Biologists at UCSB have found that it is not only possible for females to be too attractive, but that the evolutionary prospects of fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are being harmed by this pr...
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Scientists Find Super-Massive Black Holes

January 12, 2010 by

Astronomers have located four super-massive black holes swirling in the centers of galaxies that may hopefully provide them with a better understanding of the interstellar objects.
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Protein Key Opens Cell Doors

January 5, 2010 by

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at UCSB have made a breakthrough in peptide-based drug delivery, taking another step along a path that may lead to more effective drugs that m...
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Scientists Seek to Send Stem Cells to Clinics

November 24, 2009 by and

Researchers around the world are collaborating in order to understand a fundamental building block within the human body.
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Speculated Supernova Shows Up in Star Data

November 24, 2009 by

Scientists at UC Berkeley have found a new breed of interstellar explosion -- just as UCSB astrophysicists had predicted.
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Comet Powder Brings Leonid Meteor Shower

November 17, 2009 by

Tonight, thousands of specks of light will permeate the night sky as a stream of interstellar particles burning through the Earth's atmosphere reaches its peak.
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Professor Disproves Long-Believed Theory

October 27, 2009 by

UCSB anthropology professor Michael Gurven has discovered that chronic inflammation may not be an indicator of cardiovascular disease -- a discovery that contradicts currently accepted medical researc...
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Scientists Unlock Squid Secret

October 20, 2009 by

Researchers at UCSB have found a protein in a species of iridescent cephalopods that allows them to dynamically change their color and reflectivity, providing them with a way to attract mates and camo...
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Labs To Stick Up for Safety

October 20, 2009 by

UCSB Environmental Health and Safety and Laboratory Research And Technical Support staff are collaborating to reduce energy costs, prevent laboratory accidents and decrease CO2 emissions in university...
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Mussel Glue Grips Rocks

October 2, 2009 by

Scientists at UCSB, with the help of a species of somewhat malevolent mollusks, may soon find a sticky solution that can allow people to glue things together under water.
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