September 1, 2021 All Articles 0
By James Badham. Fifteen years ago, UC Santa Barbara electrical and materials professor John Bowers pioneered a method for integrating a laser onto a silicon wafer. The technology has since been widely deployed in combination with other silicon photonics devices…
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By Shelly Leachman. Aiming to fortify and grow the STEM talent pipeline at Hispanic-serving institutions, UC Santa Barbara has embarked on a collaborative grant project funded by the National Science Foundation. The NSF INCLUDES Planning Grant was awarded to the…
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By Lindsey Terra. In recent years, university IT organizations have focused on automating the complex, multi-step processes that create sticking points and slow down the deployment of improvements for software users. UC Santa Barbara Student Information Systems & Technology (SIS&T)…
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Don’t miss the 2021 Mind and Machine Intelligence Summit, hosted by UC Santa Barbara, June 1-3, 2021. This virtual event will examine state-of-the-art AI in healthcare, as well as ways that AI can be used/misused in this setting. This…
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By Lindsey Terra. As workforce demand increases for graduates with information technology skills, UCSB IT kicked off its newly implemented annual internship program in June 2020. With the end of year one approaching, the interns reflected on the practical skills gained…
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By Pranay Bhattacharyya. In 1995, as a freshman at UCLA, I learned that UCLA was the birthplace of the Internet. I did not know how much the Internet would make an impact on the world, as it was still something…
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February 10, 2021 All Articles 0
By Jessica Hilt. If you’ve ever perused a display of photographs or manuscripts, or immersed yourself in a historical timeline on the walls of a library, you know that exhibits are an integral part of showcasing a library’s collection, inspiring…
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February 3, 2021 All Articles 0
By Kaitlin Breitag. What began as a solution for digital transformation has morphed into a program that empowers campus departments to learn and collaborate to achieve process improvement. Led by the College of Letters and Science Information Technology (LSIT) Process…
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October 28, 2020 All Articles 0
By Kip Bates and Sam Horowitz. Another academic year is here, and classes are well underway. Among the other things you’ve probably noticed is that there’s an election happening. Hidden among the cacophony of news and disinformation is a persistent…
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By Harrison Tasoff. For undergraduate Charles Neumann the announcement that spring quarter classes would be delivered via remote instruction was sad news. Like many graduating seniors, he had hoped to spend his final days at UC Santa Barbara enjoying classes and…
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