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UC Santa Barbara's Top News [UC Santa Barbara's Top News] [The Current]( July 3, 2024 ▤ Top News [Human brain surrounded by circuits]( [Researchers propose the next platform for brain-inspired computing]( The Banerjee Lab's flat and tiny field-effect transistors could pave the way for ultra-efficient computing with a platform that can bring energy requirements to within two orders of magnitude — about 100 times — with respect to the human brain. [Read more about neuromorphic computing]( [Brenda Major]( [Social psychologist Brenda Major wins mentor award, launches scholarship]( For her lifetime achievements in teaching, advising and mentoring, Professor Major received the Association for Psychological Science 2024 APS Mentor Award; a new scholarship will support UCSB’s Social Psychology Program. [Read more about the honor and the fund]( [Joan-Emma Shea, Emilie Dressaire, Waverly Duck, Clifford Johnson, Aaron Zimmerman, Michael Gurven, Tresa Pollock, Christopher Kruegel]( [Summer presentations on groundbreaking research are open to all]( The long-running series GRIT Talks returns, inviting notable faculty from across campus to share their innovative research in a way that grabs the interests of a general audience as well as experts in their field. [Read more about the new lineup]( [More News]( Explore [Arts]( [Science & Technology]( [Society & Culture]( [Campus & Community]( [Events]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Vimeo]( [LinkedIn]( [RSS Feeds]( Choose the emails you would like to receive by [managing your preferences](. If you do not wish to receive any emails from UC Santa Barbara Institutional Advancement (this includes event invitations, newsletters, networking opportunities and stories of philanthropy), you can [opt out of them ALL](. Got this as a forward [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.