Science & Tech

Europa: A new hope

March 9, 2023 by

NASA observes Europa, the smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, and its great potential to harbor life beneath its surface.
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New UCSB Data Science Program Provides Support for Students Underrepresented in Field

March 9, 2023 by

As the technology within our society advances, the demand for data scientists continues to grow. Although this field is clearly advancing technologically, much growth is necessary in terms of societal...
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

March 9, 2023 by

Cheating. Whether you’re playing a game via a ChatGPT prompt or using good old-fashioned scrawls on your arm during crucial exams, cheating is just as natural to school students as sticking gum unde...
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Simply Stated: Is Life a Simulation?

March 2, 2023 by

Could life be a simulation? In the exploration of the Simulation Theory, the possibility of life being the work of quantum computing and digitization is observed through scientific examination.
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Simply Stated: Is the T. rex’s closest living relative really the chicken?

February 23, 2023 by

Tyrannosaurus rex, the superstar of the field of paleontology, is having a bit of a resurgence in the public consciousness lately.
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Black History Month: Contributions to Science

February 23, 2023 by

Timeline:  1864:  Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She later writes one of the earliest medical books published by an African Ame...
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Simply Stated: Why do we have ‘types’?

February 16, 2023 by

It’s no mystery that people like certain traits and are often attracted to others that have them. But what makes these characteristics something we find appealing? Why do we like emotionally unavail...
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UCSB students unveil original video games at campus showcase

February 10, 2023 by

On Jan. 25, UC Santa Barbara undergraduate students from the ECE 194M Intro to Video Game Development class had the chance to show off their original video game designs to the public. The students’ ...
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Simply Stated: Could a zombie apocalypse actually happen in real life?

February 9, 2023 by

Zombie apocalypses have been portrayed countless times in movies, shows and video games such as “The Last of Us.” As it turns out, the creators of the 2013 post-apocalyptic video game drew inspira...
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An environmentalist guide to campus beaches and marine-protected areas

February 9, 2023 by

Thousands of wavy turban snails lay on the sands of Coal Oil Point Reserve in the aftermath of the storms in early January. The snails — many of which remain onshore — washed up due to powerful st...
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Simply Stated: How Powerful is ChatGPT?

February 2, 2023 by

ChatGPT is foreign waters. There is a possibility for more school systems to regulate or even ban the use of the program. With how realistic the results are to human-made products, the differentiatio...
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

January 26, 2023 by

A look at AI in ecology, sustainability in marine biotech, and love in an industrial world.
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“Implicit Bias in Healthcare:” A Webinar hosted by the Health Professions Association

January 26, 2023 by

UC Santa Barbara’s Health Professions Association’s Inclusivity & Outreach Committee hosted a webinar to highlight implicit, unconscious and structural bias in healthcare, on Jan. 21.
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Simply Stated: Where’d All The Eggs Go?

January 19, 2023 by

With the persistence of a highly pathogenic outbreak of Avian Influenza, poultry populations have suffered, in turn causing decreasing egg supplies and increasing prices.
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Psychological & brain sciences department assesses predictors of blame for gay men in homicide cases

January 19, 2023 by

Elizabeth Quinn-Jensen, a graduate student and researcher in UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, and colleagues recently published a paper exploring how strong feelings...
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