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College of Engineering launches UCSB’s first fully online master’s degree program

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Jeff Liang

UCSB to join major collaboration supporting battery innovation and commercialization
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Left to right: Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Three UCSB professors elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Novel membrane gel from UCSB offers new tool for breast cancer research
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Eckart Meiburg receives NSF award to study sediment dynamics behind mudslides and erosion
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UCSB-designed soft robot intubation device could save lives
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Goleta R&D hub positions UCSB as national model for tech transfer
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Members of Gaucho Racing pose with their electric F1 vehicle at Michigan International Speedway

On the road to success: Gaucho Racing competes at the Michigan International Speedway
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Dead Sea’s salt giants offer rare glimpse into Earth’s geological past
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Coupled electrons and phonons predicted to flow like water in 2D semiconductors
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The courtyard of the Engineering II building complex at UCSB and the former UCSB dean who spearheaded the building project

UCSB's College of Engineering named for former dean, Robert Mehrabian
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Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm
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“You can think of this as the next step in personal computing,” said UCSB professor Jennifer Jacobs, whose research explores more intuitive, responsive digital fabrication systems.

Making automation more human through innovative fabrication tools
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