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UVB Radiation Alone May Not Explain Sunlight Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2

Monday, March 22, 2021

In work that has appeared in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Paolo, Yangying and collaborators have shown that SARS-CoV-2 is inactivated by sunlight at a rate that is an order of magnitude faster than predicted by established theories. 

Four UCSB Professors Named AIMBE Fellows for 2021

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Three professors from the UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering and one from the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) have been named Fellows of the prestigious American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), recognizing their interdisciplinary achievements. 

Professor Megan Valentine appointed CNSI Co-Director

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

We are delighted to announce that Professor Megan Valentine has agreed to serve as Co-Director of the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Previously, Professor Valentine was Associate Director of CNSI at UC Santa Barbara.

Recognizing Innovation

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Mechanical Engineering assistant professor Yangying Zhu receives a National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award to pursue phase-change research

IEE Awards SEED Funding to Yangying Zhu

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Three projects with high-impact potential seeking to solve grand challenges of energy efficiency have been awarded seed funding from UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE). The IEE is an interdisciplinary research institute committed to improving energy efficiency across three key themes: smart societal infrastructure, computing and communications, and the food-energy-water nexus. Each project will receive up to $50,000 in critical seed funding, which is intended to produce preliminary results that the scientists can use to apply for major external funding to expand their research.

Bacteria Provide Blueprint for Computing on the Edge

Friday, November 20, 2020

Enoch Yeung receives Young Investigator Award to study biological networks that lead to more robust and adaptive AI.

A New Paradigm in Patient Care

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Emergency intubation in the field is a challenge for everyone involved, most especially the patient. Paramedics and EMTs have to contend with less than ideal circumstances while they attempt to insert a stiff laryngoscope down the throat and into the lungs of a nonresponsive patient.

NSF & ISS Briefing| Science in Space

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Gravity affects everything on Earth at all times, from tiny particles binding and bubbles rising to how flames spread. But there are other forces at work as well – and one important way to study them is to eliminate gravity as a factor. That’s why NSF partners to send research projects into orbit with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, under a cooperative agreement with NASA. 

Mission Accomplished: UCSB Graduates Shine in NASA's Venus Rover Challenge

Monday, August 10, 2020

Information on Research Ramp-Up

Tuesday, June 30, 2020