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

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.

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Dorit Hanein has been elected a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.

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

State-of-the-art research facilities at UC Santa Barbara and UCLA support impactful discoveries in materials science through 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.

M-WET speakers (from left to right) Noah P. Wamble, Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, and Jose Carlos Diaz won the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition. 

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.

Graduate Student speakers at the T32 Symposium (left to right) Jane Baude, Ella Evensen, and Ahmed Al Kindi

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

Jonathan Balkind (center) with students at the 2024 International Symposium on Computer Architecture. 

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? 

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

The second annual Data Driven Biology Symposium highlighted the innovative research of UCSB PhD students and DDB Trainees, including bioengineering PhD student Artury Ramirez.

Aug 01, 2025
Driven by Data

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

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Arpit Gupta, photograph by Lilli Walker.

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

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

An image of California Assemblymember Gregg Hart speaking to a group that included UCSB faculty and officials.

California Assemblymember Gregg Hart speaks during the afternoon session to a crowd that included (front row, from left) CNSI Executive Director of Scientific Initiatives and Innovation Tal Margalith, CNSI Director Craig Hawker, Chancellor Henry Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall, and Umesh Mishra, dean of The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering. Photograph by Jeff Liang.

Jul 15, 2025
Startup Leaders Present at the CNSI Technology Incubator’s Tenth Anniversary

Representatives from eleven companies that began in the Incubator shared their stories.

Distinguished chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman has been named the university's new Vice Chancellor for Research

Distinguished chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman has been named the university's new Vice Chancellor for Research

Jul 14, 2025
Rachel Segalman Named UCSB's Vice Chancellor for Research

The distinguished chemical engineer and materials scientist joined the UCSB faculty in 2014.

An image of the Shellphish team after making it through the semifinal round a year ago.

Happy members of the Shellphish team are shown a year ago after making it through the semifinal round at DEF CON 2024.

Jun 26, 2025
Shellphish Submits ARTIPHISHELL to the Final Round of the DARPA AI Cyber Competition

After two years and several rounds of competition, the hacking collective aims for the $4 million first prize.

Dr. Weiyi Li receives the 2023 IEEE EDS Paul Rappaport Award from EDS President Bin Zhao during the 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco. Photograph courtesy of IEEE EDS.

Jun 26, 2025
A UCSB Research Team Wins IEEE Best-Paper Award

The breakthrough results could pave the way for higher-performing, lower-cost wireless systems.

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