Students from across the nation compete in a high-energy 24-hour build sprint.
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1st place grand prize winners (L to R): Nathan So, Quinn Godfredsen, Joshua Lee
Mar 20, 2026
Steven DenBaars, winner of two different 2026 Holonyak prizes.
Mar 19, 2026
Steven DenBaars receives one Nick Holonyak Award from Optica, and another from IEEE.
James Buckwalter, new NAI senior member.
Mar 19, 2026
The ECE professor and entrepreneur becomes a member of the National Academy of Inventors,
Mar 12, 2026
UCSB professor is one of sixty-three scholars recognized for excellence, originality, service, and leadership in the microbial sciences.
PhD students work in the spacious commons area of the UCSB OASIS facility, host of Techtopia 2026.
Mar 10, 2026
The March 18 event highlights the region's dynamic tech and start-up environment.
Study lead author Che-Hang Yu in his lab.
Mar 09, 2026
UCSB-designed invention may expand what neuroscientists can learn about the brain.
A PhD student works on the continuous-flow system at OASIS, where flexible tubes replace glass reaction vessels. Photograph by Jeff Liang
Mar 06, 2026
A bold move relocates UCSB’s BioPACIFIC MIP to a new spacious off-campus location.
Roark Chao in the lab at UCSB. Photograph by Matt Perko.
Feb 23, 2026
A UCSB doctoral student advised by Stephen DenBaars and Joh Schuller is helping to make it happen.
UC Santa Barbara collaborators (left to right) Michelle O’Malley, Ty Vernon, Jean Carlson, and Elaine Kirschke stand in the NSF ExFAB Biofoundry, a state-of-the-art facility central to the university’s newly awarded project.
Feb 23, 2026
Researchers join international effort to better understand how the two may be connected.
From left: Umesh Mishra, Frank Koenig, B.S. Manjunath, Luke Theogarajan. Photo by Mia Nie.
Feb 20, 2026
ECE professor known for computer vision and neural networks research is honored as one of four endowed chairs in the department.
What if quantum computers could help protect privacy and security? Prabhanjan Ananth is using his new NSF award to find out. Credit: Brian Long, UCSB
Feb 18, 2026
Computer science associate professor Prabhanjan Ananth will study the foundations of quantum computing as a cryptographic tool.
Study lead author Asish Ninan Chacko (PhD '26) used the Materials Research Laboratory's MRI machine to develop a new sensor for understanding disease at the molecular level.
Feb 13, 2026
UCSB researchers develop a genetic sensor that could allow MRIs to image molecular-level changes.
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