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two older white people on couch with virtual reality headsets
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NIH backs UCSB virtual reality project to help older adults build real social connections
A pair of divers use bongo nets to collect marine snow in dark, blue water.
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J. Morin/ NOAA
Much of the organic carbon sinking into the deep ocean is carried by tiny organic particles known as marine snow.

A stormy ocean voyage yields insights on the global carbon cycle
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AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types
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Addressing world hunger requires an accurate account of those in need.

Global measure underestimates the severity of food insecurity
graduate student Kylie Falcione looks at brain scans
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Matt Perko
Kylie Falcione

Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic
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Matt Perko, with material from © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin

UCSB physicists accept Nobel Prizes in Sweden
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The MicroBooNE detector being installed at Fermilab

MicroBooNE experiment finds no sign of light sterile neutrinos
A male impala with snare around his neck.
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Snaring is an important hunting method. But it’s impact on African wildlife has become unsustainable.

Researchers map Africa’s snaring crisis, calling for sustainable solutions
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Elana Resnick
Baka, a waste collector, at home.

How Europe’s green transition is reinforcing racial inequality
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2026 Grad Slam opens call for graduate student competitors
A diverse group of young adults stand under sign reading 'Technology Management'
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The inaugural cohort of Engineering + Technology Management Fellows at UCSB

UCSB engineering students get a management edge with new program
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UCSB’s Education Abroad Program recognized among nation’s best
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New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel
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Microbes are responsible for much of carbon sequestration in the ocean

The mystery of the missing deep ocean carbon fixers
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New UCSB research shows p-computers can solve spin-glass problems faster than quantum systems
color photograph of professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
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Matt Perko
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, December 2024

A feat of multilingual research, Hamed-Troyansky’s “Empire of Refugees” wins eight book prizes
Phoito-illustration of Boris Shraiman in front of a blackboard.
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Matt Perko
Boris Shraiman

Boris Shraiman points a physicist’s eye on biological quandaries
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Jeff Liang
ParalympicsGB Chief Executive Officer David Clarke, left, and UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis, right, sign the contract that will bring the PGB delegation to UCSB in 2028 to prepare for the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

ParalympicsGB makes UCSB its training base for LA 2028
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Kirsten Brinlee
Work on the San Benito Student Housing Project began in spring 2025 and is on schedule for anticipated occupancy in the fall of 2027.

New student housing projects at UCSB progressing on schedule
Red covered book titled Crying in H Mart is perched on a brick wall outside a modern white building
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“Crying in H Mart” explores self-discovery, grief and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.

Michelle Zauner’s “Crying in H Mart” named UCSB Reads 2026 book
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