Researchers describe an approach to leverage noise, as the human brain does, for better neural networks
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UC Santa Barbara-Port Hueneme partnership recognized for excellence in education
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Researchers discover a new phase in block copolymers
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The College of Engineering honors graduating seniors, outstanding faculty and TA’s
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Three professors earn prestigious recognition from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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With a Ph.D. from UCSB, newly minted electrical engineer Anisa Myzaferi sets off on new adventure in education
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UCSB’s Media Arts and Technology program hosts annual year-end show — with a twist
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Highlighting its unique position at the intersection of arts, engineering and science, the Media Arts and Technology graduate program will hold its annual year-end show
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Media Arts and Technology graduate students mentor at local engineering academy in unique new collaboration aimed at education reform
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Assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering receives a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
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UCSB and Yale University researchers receive a grant to develop an artificial pancreas to manage Type 1 diabetes in children
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Samir Mitragotri is one of 67 new members elected to the academy for 2015
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The use of an organic-based photocatalyst eliminates concerns over metal contamination
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Polymeric microparticles are made to “hitchhike” to inflamed tissue in order to deliver their drug payload
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Will the growing sophistication of machines mean ultimate progress or make humanity obsolete?
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The prize recognizes Nakamura for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes
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Computer scientist Tevfik Bultan seeks new ways to prevent and eliminate bugs in web-based software
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UC Santa Barbara researchers advance the frontiers of bioengineering by demonstration atomically thin molybdenite biosensors
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UC Santa Barbara computer science professor Matthew Turk has been elected Fellow by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR).
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Ten mechanical engineering seniors learn what it takes to make and break their own offroad car, while having the time of their lives
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Examining the past, present and potential future of computer-generated imagery — and academia's unsung role in filmmaking
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An expert in the field of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), Turner is the sixth UCSB faculty to be a Fellow of ASME
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The state-of-the-art building will consolidate the varied bioengineering research taking place across campus
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Swelling — from disease, infection or chemical exposure — can tamper with myelin sheaths' ability to insulate nerves properly.
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, in collaboration with scientists from UC San Diego and the University of Southern California, have gained insight into the metabolic aspect of the mammalian circadian rhythm
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Robert McMeeking, UCSB professor of mechanical engineering and of materials is recognized for his outstanding research contributions
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A device only slightly longer than a jumbo paperclip could pave the way for critical advances in medicine
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Recognized for their “highly prolific spirit of innovation,” Samir Mitragotri and Steven DenBaars can be credited with more than 220 issued and pending U.S. patents in total.
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The Army's recent $48 million investment in the UCSB Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies opens the door for technological innovations inspired by nature
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Lessons in design, problem-solving and troubleshooting are disguised as a contest to build the best robotic "rat" at the UC Santa Barbara RoboRats competition.
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A new diagnostic method developed at UC Santa Barbara will make it possible to link environmental triggers to certain diseases
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Thanks to a new gift from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, “hybrid” researchers in the Media Arts and Technology grad program are using math as a bridge between traditionally divergent disciplines. And they’re doing it in UCSB’s immersive lab,...
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By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED...
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In the burgeoning world of Big Data, scientists are beginning to realize and study the importance of our interconnectedness, whether through engineered networks or biological ones. Through a $3 million Integrative Graduate Education and Research...
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Faster. Larger capacity. Higher efficiency.
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John Bowers, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, will give UCSB's 2013 Faculty Research Lecture on Thursday, October 3, at 4 p.m. in the Engineering Science Building, Room 1001.
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High school students from near and far came to the Research Mentorship Program to learn how to conduct graduate-level research
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A team comprised of members from UC Santa Barbara, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the California Institute of Technology has been selected to advance to the next round in the highly competitive United States Department of Defense's...
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Michelle O'Malley, an assistant professor in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a 2013 Early Career Award by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
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UC Santa Barbara Scientists' Research into Friction Provides Insight Into the Mechanics of Arthritis
A new, noninvasive, and low-cost method for the early detection and monitoring of osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by wear and tear) may be on its way, thanks to research by UC Santa Barbara scientists from the Department of Chemical Engineering...
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Joined onstage by a live falcon to help prove their product, the team of UC Santa Barbara alumni behind bird-identification app Birdeez took a top award at last fall's DEMO conference, a prestigious Silicon Valley pitch competition.
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With class enrollments increasing from kindergarten through 12th grade, California is estimated to need more than 30,000 new math and science teachers over the next 10 years.
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Representing their home state, a team of four sixth-graders from UC Santa Barbara's Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program took first place honors in the National Engineering Design –– Wind Energy Challenge held June 22-...
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In its annual ranking of leading graduate and professional programs at American universities, U.S. News & World Report magazine has rated two of UC Santa Barbara's programs among the top 10 in the nation.
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M. Scott Shell, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, is among this year's winners of Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed $417,822 to continue funding UC Santa Barbara's innovative Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET) program.
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Materials research at UC Santa Barbara ranks second in the world in terms of citation impact –– a method for comparing the quality of research–– according to a new report by Thomson Reuters.
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The faculty of UC Santa Barbara has bestowed its highest honor on Linda Petzold, a professor of mechanical engineering and computer science at UCSB.
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Lighting pioneer Shuji Nakamura of UC Santa Barbara has been named one of the two winners of the 2009 Harvey Prize for advancements in science and technology.
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Juliana Bernal Ostos, a second-year Ph.D. student in UC Santa Barbara's Materials Department, has been named winner of the 2009 WiSE Diversity Award.
