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February 10, 2026

The Current celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11 with a special look back at three recent research stories featuring UCSB’s standout scientists. 

Kylie Falcione looks at an x-ray

Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic

While social media addiction hasn’t been officially recognized as a mental health condition, it shows up in brain scans, according to Kylie Falcione, a graduate student at UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab.

 

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Grace Han stands with her arms crossed

Chemist Grace Han named Moore Inventor Fellow

Her groundbreaking research on molecular solar fuels aims to capture sunlight, store it in chemical bonds, and release it as heat on demand — a clean, emission-free path toward sustainable energy.

 

Read more about Han's research

Jane Baude against a sea green background

Novel membrane gel from UCSB offers new tool for breast cancer research

Ph.D. candidate Jane Baude helps create an algae-based gel as a platform for studying mammary epithelial cells, which form milk-producing ducts and glands in healthy breast tissue and can transform into cancer cells.

 

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Stitching Stories: Quilting for Douglass Day

Stitching Stories: Quilting for Douglass Day

Tuesday, February 10

Celebrate Douglass Day and Black History Month by creating a unique fabric square using collage and appliqué techniques for a collaborative community quilt.

Women’s softball player

Women’s Softball vs Kentucky

Tuesday, February 10

The Gauchos take on the Wildcats at the Campus Diamond.

Bruce Liu

Masterclass: Bruce Liu, piano

Thursday, February 12

The world-renowned pianist leads a masterclass featuring three talented UCSB Music Department piano students playing works by Schumann, Bach and Chopin.

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