Is Social Media Causing a Modern Moral Panic? Science & Tech By Keith Hamm, UCSB’s ’The Current' UCSB research explores brain science and the relationship to social media addiction.
NIH Backs UC Santa Barbara Virtual Reality Project to Help Older Adults Build Real Social Connections Science & Tech By Debra Herrick, UCSB's 'The Current' The project was first piloted with residents at Maravilla senior living community who used the VR remotely with a geographically separated family member.
Goleta-Based Startup Is Turning Plant Waste into Biofuel, with a Side of Vanilla Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt Spero Renewables has been tapped by Shell’s GameChanger program to scale lignin-based alternative fuels as it works on a sweet little side project.
UC Santa Barbara Joins NSF’s National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'
UC Santa Barbara Computer Scientist Breaking New Ground in Algorithmic Theory Science & Tech By Cameron Walker, UCSB's 'The Current'
Bioblitz Reveals Hidden Biodiversity in the Santa Barbara Channel Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'
Blue Laser Fusion in Goleta Looks to Harness Nuclear Fusion’s Powerful Potential Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt
UC Santa Barbara Physics Professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'