A Catalyst to Discovery Bioengineer Ryan Stowers receives a pair of substantial awards to fund biomedical research. Read more about A Catalyst to Discovery
Bringing the Power of Tabletop Precision Lasers for Quantum Science to the Chip Scale Researchers in Daniel Blumenthal's lab work to re-create the performance of bench-top lasers on tiny devices. Read more about Bringing the Power of Tabletop Precision Lasers for Quantum Science to the Chip Scale
Innovative Hardware for Rapidly Solving High-order Optimization Problems PhD student leads development of architecture to compute high-degree polynomial gradients in-memory. Read more about Innovative Hardware for Rapidly Solving High-order Optimization Problems
A New Optical Memory Platform for Super-fast Calculations An international team develops a faster, more durable optical platform for in-memory computation. Read more about A New Optical Memory Platform for Super-fast Calculations
UCSB Ranks Eighth Globally for Interdisciplinary Research The inaugural rankings included nearly 750 universities from around the world. Read more about UCSB Ranks Eighth Globally for Interdisciplinary Research
An NSF Early CAREER Award to Improve Large Language Models Shiyu Chang envisions a future when LLMs are empowered with rapid, accurate error correction and seamless knowledge-updating capabilities. Read more about An NSF Early CAREER Award to Improve Large Language Models
Investing in Social Impact UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency funds four faculty projects aimed at sustainability. Read more about Investing in Social Impact
Breaking the Mold UCSB materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza receives a prestigious $1 million grant to pursue research on ultra-high-temperature ceramics. Read more about Breaking the Mold
A DARPA Award to Squeeze Light for Powerful On-Chip Optical Sensors The multi-team effort is aimed at making a key photonic device smaller, faster, and more precise. Read more about A DARPA Award to Squeeze Light for Powerful On-Chip Optical Sensors
Federal Subsidies Boosted Rural Internet. Service Faded when Funding Ended. Does the end of subsidies spell the loss of internet service for some rural areas? Read more about Federal Subsidies Boosted Rural Internet. Service Faded when Funding Ended.