In Video 

Researcher Corina Logan studies grackles to uncover the secrets of their success in changing and human-made environments

News Bites

President of Mongolia honors UCSB scholar

For preserving and sharing its rich heritage, Vensa Wallace received Mongolia’s Order of the Polar Star, the country’s highest honor for foreign civilians. Vensa is a world-renowned scholar of Mongolian and South Asian Buddhist traditions.

UC Santa Barbara is the nation's No. 11 public university in new global ranking

UK-based Times Higher Education's World University 2027 rankings also placed UCSB at No. 27 among all U.S. universities and No. 71 worldwide, from a pool of 2,297 universities in 118 countries and territories.

Offbeat ichthyology book tops World Illustration Awards

The wild and weird “Gonzo Ichthyology: A Graphic Guide” (Really Big Press, 2025) has won the 2026 World Illustration Award. The book, by UCSB biologist Milton Love and illustrator Jessica Eggers, transcended the Science & Technology category to become the overall winner.

Visiting Artist Colloquium takes space at the ILP

The Department of Art is hosting weekly talks with a diversity of guest artists, campus faculty and distinguished alumni. Free and open to the public, the Visiting Artist Colloquium runs through early December at the Interactive Learning Pavilion.

Bridge to a Bright Future

Undergraduates walk FUERTE’s wild path toward environmental careers

 

Building future careers in STEM, students in the FUERTE program travel to the Eastern Sierra to explore nature, gain field experience and learn from top scientists.

 

Read more about FUERTE in this special multimedia feature.

 

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FUERTE students hike around Convict Lake in the Eastern Sierras

What's Current in

UC Santa Barbara Magazine

Summer 2026

School’s out for summer and we’re serving up a new issue for your enjoyment. Tuck it into your beach bag or your carry-on, or cozy up with it on your couch over coffee. We’ve leaned hard into the humanities this time around, most notably with our cover feature about Gauchos from our film and media studies department — alums and faculty alike — who are lighting up Hollywood, and how UCSB helped ready them for their closeups. A handful of companion pieces spotlight a few individual success stories that also reflect the theme. We’ve also got features on standout alumni artist Tiffany Chung, and on UCSB Library’s collaboration with the Dust-to-Digital Foundation to make a vast collection of historic American music available for free.

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Summer 2026 issue cover featuring a film camera and reels

In Depth

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moorea island research station

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research in Paradise

A highly interactive multimedia experience

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Natural Reserve System landscape of SNARL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stewards of Nature

A multimedia series to highlight UCSB's Natural Reserve System

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A controlled burn at Sedgwick Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taming Fire

Controlled burns can be a boon to our landscape