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The CSEP Resident Assistants (RA) will work with either incoming UCSB freshmen (SIMS AUgust 18-30, 2013) or community college students (Cooke Bridges July 28-August 4, 2013) participating in a 1-2 week introduction to research and University life program.  All applications are due May 10. 

Eight UCSB undergraduates, including our four Beckman Scholars, developed a plan to investigate and propose improvements to community lighting in Isla Vista as a way to save energy and decrease crime rates.

Congratulations to assistant professors, Katie Byl, Theodore Kim and Megan Valentine for recently being awarded the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award.

Both Theodore Kim, of the Department of Computer Science's Media Arts and Technology program; and Megan Valentine, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering are partnering with CSEP for their education and outreach award components and we look forward to the impact these partnerships will have on our campus and community.

For more information about this UCSB Oxnard College collaboration please visit http://csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/cc/condor-techs

2012 Cooke Bridges Intern, Edith Rodriguez, introduces Dr. Jill Biden at Santa Barbara City College Aspen Institute award ceremony. Full article here

UC Santa Barbara presents Dr. Sean Carroll, prominent development biologist, giving the free public lecture “Storytelling and Science Education: A Yarn for Darwin’s Birthday.” This talk, the Second Annual SciTrek Lecture on Science Education, will be held in UCSB Chemistry 1179 at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, February 12. A reception for Dr. Carroll will follow immediately after the talk and a Q&A session. Although the lecture and reception are free, the organizers request an RSVP to help for event planning.

Any current 10th or 11th grade student with a strong interest in the natural sciences and a passion for learning may apply to participate in the Joint Science Education Project (JSEP), a summer research experience in Greenland.

The Central Coast STEM Collaborative, a partnership between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, are holding their 2nd Annual Forum on Friday, October 12, 2012 at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion.  The forum entitled “Building Bridges in STEM” is an opportunity to learn about how we can meet the next generation’s needs to build science literacy, fluency in technology, engineering and computer science, and advanced mathematics through community/education/industry partnerships.

July 10, 2012

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Study and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are increasingly seen as critical to the growth of the U.S. economy and to its competitiveness in global industry. Long devoted to advancing these areas, UC Santa Barbara is launching a new program intended to bolster the academic success of low-income community college students interested in pursuing STEM majors at UCSB.

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