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College of Engineering News

False-colored scanning electron microscopy image of human fibroblasts secreting (orange) matrix-bound nanovesicles. Illustration courtesy of Marley Dewey.

Sep 02, 2025
Marley Dewey Receives 5-Year NIH Award for Early-Stage Investigators

UCSB assistant professor of bioengineering will study extracellular vesicles that support tissue repair.

Research at universities across the nation is threatened by Trump Administration cuts.

Aug 28, 2025
Town Hall Highlights Impact of Federal Budget Cuts on Research

Trump Administration cuts pose a threat to the present and future of the nation's science enterprise.

Source: The Current
Image of Dorit Hanein

Aug 28, 2025
Dorit Hanein Named Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

The UCSB professor is is one of fourteen scientists recognized for their contributions to the field.

image showing various aspects of the BioPACIFIC MIP

Aug 25, 2025
A $19.8M Renewal for the Second Phase of the NSF BioPACIFIC MIP

The facility connects fundamental research with industry needs, strengthening U.S. leadership in biomaterials innovation.

Three M-WET presenters smile at the camera after receiving an award for their research talk.

Aug 15, 2025
UCSB Postdoctoral Fellow and M-WET Team Win National Award for Water Purification Research

The team bested more than twenty other research groups to win the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition.

Aug 11, 2025
The 2nd Annual NIH T32 Symposium at UCSB

Keynote speakers, faculty researchers, and scholars in bioengineering presented their cutting-edge research addressing real-world health issues.

Photograph of Jonathan Balkind (center) with PhD students

Aug 08, 2025
A Novel Approach to Moving Huge Data Sets for Machine Learning

Could a cart on tracks be used to speed drives across a data center? 

UCSB chemical engineering professorJames Rawlings, pictured in center, holds awards plaque during national conference

Aug 07, 2025
Professor James B. Rawlings Receives Top Honor for Control Systems Engineers

James B. Rawlings becomes only the fifth chemical engineer to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award since 1979.

Data Driven Biology Trainee Artury Ramirez presents his research on anaerobic gut fungi inside a lecture hall.

Aug 01, 2025
Driven by Data

UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Bioengineering hosts symposium highlighting novel data-driven biology research.

Headshot of Anika Jena, taken outside in a garden

Jul 25, 2025
Chemical Engineering Student Anika Jena Receives ACS Award

The chemical engineering student was one of only two undergraduates nationwide selected to receive funding and present research at the national conference. 

 

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Jul 24, 2025
Arpit Gupta Receives Google Funding to Develop Network Foundation Models

The two awards reflect the perceived importance of his innovative research.

Students receive instruction about caring for an instrument in the Quantum Structures Facility at UCSB

Jul 15, 2025
UCSB Launches Hands-on Semiconductor-Manufacturing Summer Courses

The courses offer a pathway for non-engineers to fill important jobs in a critical industry.

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