Researchers predict that the rate of human impacts on the oceans is accelerating, and expected to double by 2050 ...

Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency interventions can become ineffective at saving the patient’s life. However, ...

Using reprogrammed biocatalysts, researchers are pushing the boundaries of enzymatic synthesis with a method that opens the door to a diverse array of valuable compounds. Reporting in the journal ...

Robin Matoza uses seismic and infrasonic waves to understand Earth processes, with applications primarily in volcanology. Infrasound is atmospheric sound with frequencies below 20 hertz, which is the ...

A launchpad for cutting-edge technologies, the new facility helps power UCSB’s impact on innovation and U.S. economic growth In a major step toward accelerating the real-world impact of academic ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

The environment provides a wide range of services that benefit us all: purifying water, buffering floods, pollinating crops, renewing soil and many more. These aren’t just benefits; society wouldn't ...

A pair of longtime professors in UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese have been recognized for their ongoing scholarship. This fall, Distinguished Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña — ...

With potential to make powerful AI systems more affordable and accessible, UC Santa Barbara computer scientist Arpit Gupta has earned two major research awards from Google to support his development ...

Gary Horowitz’s research centers on the classical and quantum aspects of gravity under extreme conditions, such as those inside black holes and the big bang — areas where Einstein’s equations break ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation has renewed funding for BioPACIFIC MIP — the Biomaterials, Polymers and Advanced Constructs from Integrated Chemistry Materials Innovation Platform — a ...

Umesh Mishra's areas of research include: development of GaN electronics, GaN opto-electronics, GaN materials, oxide-based electronics, non-stoichiometric semiconductors, vacuum microelectronics, and ...