UCSB researchers develop novel technique to determine how faithfully DNA modifications are copied from one cell generation to the next.
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![This image shows a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the center cytosine. DNA methylation plays an important role for epigenetic gene regulation in development and cancer](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Methyl.png?itok=sfMlIqmw&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
This image shows a DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands on the center cytosine. DNA methylation plays an important role for epigenetic gene regulation in development and cancer
Aug 01, 2024
![James B. Rawlings, UCSB chemical engineering professor](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/RAwlings_AICHE.png?itok=jTS1FkEU&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
UCSB chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has received the nation's highest honor for education in chemical engineering.
Jul 30, 2024
Chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has received the nation's highest honor in chemical engineering for education.
![An image of fireflies in Thailand.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Fireflies-synchronization_news.jpg?itok=THdV_5jv&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
The luminescence of fireflies in Thailand, photographed with a long exposure, are one expression of synchrony in nature.
Jul 29, 2024
Francesco Bullo, Kerem Çamsari, and colleagues seek to understand synchrony in oscillatory systems.
![Kerem Çamsari (left) and Shaila Niazi](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Kerem_Shail_pbits_AI_news.jpg?itok=DgSK4aLm&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
P-bit pros: Kerem Çamsari (left) and third-year PhD student Shaila Niazi, who used p-bits to create images that were not part of a machine-learning training data set.
Jul 22, 2024
Kerem Çamsari's lab has proven the value of an old algorithm in training deep-learning models for AI.
![Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus Herbert Kroemer (1928-2024)](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Kroemer_Herb.jpeg?itok=m8Y9QwFU&c=26ecdf3b924373e523aa74d4182e210f)
Nobel Laureate and professor emeritus Herbert Kroemer (1928-2024)
Jul 19, 2024
The collection, donated by his daughters, contains a wide range of printed materials related to Herb Kroemer's career.
![Image of Shuji Nakamura holding a blue laser](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/ShujiNakamura_Royal_Academy_news_events_0.jpg?itok=IuSv_a7K&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
Shuji Nakamura with a laser his blue LED made possible.
Jul 16, 2024
He is honored again for his world-changing invention of the blue LED.
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Concept illustration depicting a quantum defect emitting a single photon. Image by Mark Turiansky
Jul 08, 2024
When — and why — does a photon emitter not emit? Research at UC Santa Barbara illuminates the issue.
![An images suggesting heat being transformed into electricity](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Bolin_Lao_heat_7-1-24.jpg?itok=SFM75_XC&c=6ed20e94f6c3593c8008e797f1c99771)
Jul 01, 2024
Bolin Liao and collaborators investigate the thermoelectric properties of cadmium arsenide thin films.
![Artist's concept suggesting neuromorphic computing.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/neuromorphic-computing-brain-istock-uc-santa-barbara-small.jpg?itok=Jv6onQjR&c=e879afba1571ae9f6a1eb94ded82d11a)
Neuromorphic computing has emerged as a promising way to bridge the energy efficiency gap.
Jun 24, 2024
The ultra-energy efficient platform has energy requirements within two orders of magnitude of the human brain's.
![Image of mechanical engineering professor Yangying Zhu in her lab with some of her current graduate students.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Zhu_YangYing_Group.jpeg?itok=Vp2zojw7&c=c5822752de2bffc787c55bd59c9750ed)
Mechanical engineering professor Yangying Zhu in her lab with some of her current graduate students.
Jun 18, 2024
All five UCSB engineering programs evaluated this year, and the COE itself, ranked in the top 16 among public universities, with one in the top 2 and three in the top 13.
![2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistants (clockwise from top left) Cassidy Tobin, Anders Seawright, Eric Hsieh, Junrui Liu, Kunjesh Agashiwala](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/TAS.png?itok=LQyMIhMM)
2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistants (clockwise from top left) Cassidy Tobin, Anders Seawright, Eric Hsieh, Junrui Liu, Kunjesh Agashiwala
Jun 10, 2024
Graduating seniors recognize one teaching assistant from each undergraduate degree program.
![Outstanding Seniors (clockwise from top left) Ivy Wang, Arik Cheslog, Arun Khanna, Yufei Song, Andy Ouyang, Jonathan Cheng, Yuxiang Wan, Kai Mambu](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Outstanding_seniors.png?itok=kSz8FrU3)
Outstanding Seniors (clockwise from top left) Ivy Wang, Arik Cheslog, Arun Khanna, Yufei Song, Andy Ouyang, Jonathan Cheng, Yuxiang Wan, Kai Mambu
Jun 10, 2024
Every undergraduate department recognizes the graduating senior with the highest GPA.
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