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MESSAGE IN A BRAIN SCAN: UCSB Neurologist Scott Grafton Scans the Brain of Rock Star Sting
August 15, 2016
  • Sting looks at his brain scans at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute. Photo Credit: OWEN EGAN

Brain scans of the musician Sting give UCSB neurologist Scott Grafton insight into how the rock star forges musical connections in his mind.

BABY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Zoe Liberman & Team Investigate the Way Infants Reason in Socially Smart Ways About Food
August 9, 2016
  • Indian parents with baby.

If you want your baby to love broccoli, you better love it, too, because that tiny human is watching you to learn which foods are good and bad.

SPONGING OFF OTHERS: UCSB Researchers Sara Weinstein and Armand Kuris Show that Parasitism Evolved at least 223 Times Among Animals
August 4, 2016
  • Evolution of Parasitism. Credit: Weinstein & Kuris, Biol Lett, 2016.

Sponging off other people can be a successful life strategy. The same is true for many members of the Animal Kingdom.

UCSB RESEARCHERS TEAM UP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND SLAC TO STUDY MYSTERIOUS FORMS OF MATTER
August 2, 2016
  • SLAC scientists develop methods to study neutrinos from star explosions and search for unknown particles and forces with possible ties to dark matter. Credit: ALMA/A. Angelich/NASA/ESA, ESO/L. Calçada

Physicist trio amplifies research on mysterious forms of matter.

Announcements

Divisional announcements and opportunities
NO RISK, NO REWARD: UC Santa Barbara's Actuarial Science Program Receives Multiple Awards and Grants for Overall Excellence
  • UC Santa Barbara's Actuarial Science program has received a number of awards and accolades. Photo Credit: iStock/AndreyPopov

Some of the best actuaries in the country are coming out of UC Santa Barbara, where the actuarial science program is the first on the West Coast to be designated a Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE).

UCSB GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR DAR ROBERTS IS NAMED A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
  • Dar Roberts. Photo Credit: Spencer Bruttig

He is among 60 new fellows acknowledged for “their remarkable contributions to their research fields, exceptional knowledge and visionary leadership.”

TEAMING UP AGAINST SEPSIS: UCSB Scientists Jamey Marth and Michael Mahan and Team Collaborate with Multiple Institutions to Conduct Biomedical Research on Infectious Disease and Sepsis
  • Venn diagram portraying relationships, including infection, bacteremia, sepsis and the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Photo Credit: Steven Burdette

UCSB scientists collaborate with multiple institutions to conduct biomedical research on infectious disease and sepsis, thanks to a $12.8 million grant.

THAT ‘EUREKA!’ FEELING: UCSB Freshmen Experience the Excitement of Scientific Exploration in a New Discovery-based Biology Course Designed to Retain STEM Majors
  • RUMBLE students extract genomic DNA and perform DNA barcoding on plants and insects they collected from UCSB’s San Clemente restoration site. (The UCSB Current photo)

UCSB freshmen experience the excitement of scientific exploration in a new discovery-based biology course designed to retain STEM majors.