The Current celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11 with a special look back at three recent research stories featuring UCSB’s standout scientists.
While social media addiction hasn’t been officially recognized as a mental health condition, it shows up in brain scans, according to Kylie Falcione, a graduate student at UCSB’s Media Neuroscience Lab.
Her groundbreaking research on molecular solar fuels aims to capture sunlight, store it in chemical bonds, and release it as heat on demand — a clean, emission-free path toward sustainable energy.
Ph.D. candidate Jane Baude helps create an algae-based gel as a platform for studying mammary epithelial cells, which form milk-producing ducts and glands in healthy breast tissue and can transform into cancer cells.
Celebrate Douglass Day and Black History Month by creating a unique fabric square using collage and appliqué techniques for a collaborative community quilt.
The world-renowned pianist leads a masterclass featuring three talented UCSB Music Department piano students playing works by Schumann, Bach and Chopin.
