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giant kelp on a sandy beach

Kelp forests connected to sandy beach food webs
A red light mounted to a stop sign sits adjacent a green signpost noting 29 miles to Corcoran
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Chris Bovbjerg
The inaugural cohort of students in the UCSB LIFTED bachelor's degree program at California State Prison–Corcoran will begin in fall 2027, with a second group to be admitted for fall 2028.

UCSB launches bachelor’s degree for incarcerated individuals at Corcoran State Prison
Wind turbines tower over a field of grain under a cloudless Minnesotan sky.
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DonLand via iStock
Putting land to multiple uses is both economically and ecologically wise.

Integrated land planning is necessary to meet climate, food and biodiversity goals
Walter Echo-Hawk, Nakia Zavalla, Edward Halealoha Ayau and Timothy McKeown
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Greg Johnson
From left to right, “Repatriation Futures” team members Walter Echo-Hawk, Nakia Zavalla, Edward Halealoha Ayau and Timothy McKeown at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center.

Capps Center receives grant for work on Indigenous repatriation
two building structures in concrete with a bridge connecting them and a wide staircase with students walking down it
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Matt Perko

NSF-funded program supports and retains first-year engineers
closeup of a black bird called a grackle

Grackle research reveals behavioral flexibility and adaptation in action
posterized detail of Shakespeare's face
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Courtesy

New exhibition explores many lives of Shakespeare’s texts
Headshots of Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang overlaid on a photo an academic building
Left to right: Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Three UCSB professors elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Professor Shane Jimerson wins national award for leadership in school psychology
hands holding a tiny crab
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Matt Perko

Beyond the Classroom: The Research Experience and Education Facility (REEF)
black and white photograph of professor Waverly Duck in his office
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Matt Perko
Sociology professor Waverly Duck, April 2026

Sociologist Waverly Duck tapped to lead prominent journal
Black woman with glasses in beauty aisle looking at products
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iStock

‘Clean’ beauty products for textured hair often contain hidden hazards
Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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Lester Cohen/Getty Images Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize
Lily Collins and David J. Gross, 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics winner speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
two ucsb students and the manager of the campus bike shop with a pile of old bike tires
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Matt Perko
Environmental studies undergrads Sophia Long (left) and Virginia Such with A.S. Bike Shop Manager Adam Jahnke, April 2026

UCSB environmental studies team launches tire recycling program at A.S. Bike Shop
underwater photo of a coral reef

Researchers uncover a ‘treasure trove’ of bioactive molecules in coral reefs
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UCSB professors honored by Ecological Society of America
a close up image of a fruit fly

Newly discovered neural connections reveal that inhibitory neurons can also drive movement
Circuit board for an electronic device lit in blue and red hues
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Umberto / Unsplash

New model explains how single electrons cause damage inside silicon chips
collage of torn pages and political debris
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Photo illustration by Matt Perko

How information disorder shapes global politics
color photograph of Kaylee Laub on stage during Grad Slam competiton
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Jeff Liang
Grad Slam champion Kaylee Laub, April 9, 2026

Innovative environmental education earns top honors at 2026 Grad Slam
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