EyeClimate takes on climate change to win 25th UCSB New Venture Competition.
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![EyeClimate, the 2024 New Venture Competition Finals champions (left to right) Tim Arnold, NVC Finals judge; Bowen Zhang, PhD student; Max Gordon, undergraduate student; and Satish Kumar, PhD student](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Eye.jpeg?itok=1hBOe-L1&c=e2b167ce7477e9eee296f30628b4e396)
Jason Rottman (far left), a representative from NVC premiere sponsor Yardi Systems congratulates EyeClimate, the 2024 New Venture Competition Finals champions (from second to left) Bowen Zhang, PhD student; Max Gordon, undergraduate student; and Satish Kumar, PhD student
May 24, 2024
![The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines, a book written by technology management assistant professor Matt Beane, discusses how to protect skills in a world filled with AI and robots.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/BOOK_WEB.png?itok=DobObP_v)
The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines, a book written by technology management assistant professor Matt Beane, discusses how to protect skills in a world filled with AI and robots.
Apr 29, 2024
UCSB assistant professor Matt Beane writes a book on how to protect skills in a world filled with AI and robots.
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Electrical and computer engineering professor Galan Moody (right) says UCSB students like Amalu Shimamura (left), a PhD student in his research group, will benefit greatly from the partnership.
Nov 29, 2023
UCSB will work with Xanadu to co-create custom resources for students and develop training materials.
![Leeta team members, Kira Wyckoff (left)) and Linus Kautzsch (far right), with their advisor Ram Seshadri](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/NVC_LEETA_WINNER_2023.jpg?itok=yd8UYauW)
Leeta team members, Kira Wyckoff (left)) and Linus Kautzsch (far right), with their advisor Ram Seshadri
Jun 01, 2023
The team received $12,000 in prizes for their novel manufacturing process to produce high-demand battery materials.
![Students and postdoctoral researchers participated in poster sessions.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/poster.jpeg?itok=fbWp6xFj)
Students, faculty, and industry came together for the three-day event to exchange information and forge research collaborations.
Aug 12, 2022
The three-day symposium united students, faculty, and industry members to share their work and forge research collaborations.
![Fifteen capstone teams showcased their projects during the Capstone Design Expo.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/22_06_03_Capstone_-220.jpeg?itok=hbDsk0u9)
Fifteen capstone teams showcased their projects during the Capstone Design Expo.
Jun 15, 2022
Judges award capstone teams for ingenuity and product development.
![Faculty seeking to develop breakthrough energy-efficient software are encouraged to apply for new seed grants.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/sss.jpeg?itok=Rw2sXodw&c=d2b9893e456365d0f0a0eaff4f1b36c4)
Faculty seeking to develop breakthrough energy-efficient software are encouraged to apply for new seed grants.
Jun 08, 2022
A generous gift to the Institute for Energy Efficiency will support work to design the next generation of energy-efficient software
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Five teams will compete in the New Venture Competition Finals on May 19.
May 10, 2022
Thousands of dollars in cash prizes will be awarded during the in-person event, to be held May 19 in Corwin Pavilion.
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May 05, 2021
Six teams will compete for cash awards during the virtual NVC Finals on May 20.
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Henley Hall, home to the Institute for Energy Efficiency
Feb 03, 2021
The grant will accelerate IEE's pioneering research into improving the energy efficiency of data centers and AI.
![Robots at work in a warehouse](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Beane_Warehouse-automation.jpg?itok=9Ufp7Wbs&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
Robots at work in a warehouse. The question is how to balance the increase in productivity they can provide with the loss of jobs for workers they can cause
Jan 28, 2021
A bold proposal at UC Santa Barbara to decipher the secrets behind successfully integrating automation into industry.
![The wearable ION blood-alcohol-level detector.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/ION_news.jpg?itok=55AI6YAY)
The wearable ION blood-alcohol-level detector.
Nov 11, 2020
The ION™ is the first product from the company that was launched at UCSB.
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