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2025 NGF COE Recipients
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2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipients (left to right) Kyle Lee, Jordan Prescott, Anya Mulligan
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April 14, 2025

Fellows receive three years of financial support, totaling nearly $150,000, in the form of an annual stipend, tuition, and fees.

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Class of 2025
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The class of 2025 from the College of Engineering set four records related to the number of bachelor's degrees earned.
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June 10, 2025

The class of 2025 set four College of Engineering records related to the number of bachelor’s degrees earned. 

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small intubation
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September 11, 2025

The innovative tool, designed specifically for non-expert users, improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.

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Undergrad Akinwole Graduation headshot
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July 1, 2025

The university recognizes a pair of engineering students for their outstanding service to campus.

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Yangying Zhu headshot
Date
July 17, 2025

With a string of successes behind her, the pioneering mechanical engineer moves up

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Tyler Susko headshot
Date
July 17, 2025

The teaching professor steps into an award recognizing his startup shoe company

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Francesco Bullo Headshot
Date
May 6, 2025

The Fellowship Program of the Network Science Society recognizes researchers who have made outstanding and significant contributions to network science research and to the community of network scientists. Elected nominees are named Fellows of the Network Science Society.

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Irene-Beyerlein-AAAS
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Photo Credit: Photo illustration by Matt Perko
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May 6, 2025

Mechanical engineer Irene Beyerlein has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. At UC Santa Barbara, she leads pioneering research in mechanics and materials science, advancing the design of resilient, high-performance materials through multiscale modeling and experimentation.

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UCSB lettering
Date
March 25, 2025

A versatile new device will soon come to campus thanks to an interdepartmental collaboration between biologists and engineers.

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Fruit fly larvae will reorient themselves toward the negative pole of an electric field
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Sakkmesterke vi Adobe Stock
Fruit fly larvae will reorient themselves toward the negative pole of an electric field.
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April 9, 2025

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields in their environment.

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have just added fruit flies to that list. A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their head.