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UCSB — The Current — ‘Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields’ and more news, events

by Community Contributor • April 10, 2025 • Comments Off on UCSB — The Current — ‘Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields’ and more news, events

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April 10, 2025

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Fruit fly larvae between two electric fields

Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields

New research demonstrates that fruit fly larvae navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their head.

Read more about the findings

Two carmonsters from the Netflix series ''Mighty Monsterwheelies'' high-five in front of a cave.

Psychologist contributes to DreamWorks’ ‘Mighty Monsterwheelies,’ now on Netflix

Professor Maryam Kia-Keating played a critical role in shaping the show’s themes of resilience, teamwork and restorative communication.

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Kirstin Rollins speaks onstage at Grad Slam

Promising cancer research earns top honors at 2025 Grad Slam

With a three-minute presentation on cancer research, Kirstin Rollins, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, wins the campus competition.

Read more about the results

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Featured Events

Softball vs Long Beach State

Saturday, April 12

The Gauchos take on the Beach at Campus Diamond.

Plous Award Lecture

Monday, April 14

Michael Beyeler explores perceptual challenges of artificial vision, barriers that limit its everyday use and how smarter technology could lead to a bionic eye that is not just functional, but truly usable.

Stacy Philpott

Monday, April 14

The agroecologist and UC Santa Cruz professor examines garden management and landscape surroundings in urban agroecosystems.

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