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composite image of pictures of Nobel prize-winning physicists
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Matt Perko, with material from © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin

UCSB physicists accept Nobel Prizes in Sweden
photo of detector being lowered
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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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jez_bennett via iStock
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
Older woman with grey hair and blue coat sits outside rustic building
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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
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UCSB’s Education Abroad Program recognized among nation’s best
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
3d shapes floating
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New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel
illustration of swimming microbes on dark background
Microbes are responsible for much of carbon sequestration in the ocean

The mystery of the missing deep ocean carbon fixers
neural network topology in bright green and yellow
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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
Two men in blue suits looking at a paper that one is signing
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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
A building under construction. Blue sky and mountains visible behind it.
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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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Star panel to discuss moviegoing in an evolving marketplace
Aerial view of the ocean, beach and mountains surrounding a university campus
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Jeff Liang
An aerial view of the UC Santa Barbara campus.

UCSB praised for excellence, access and value in national rankings
color photograph of musician Deniz Çağlarcan holding a violin
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Transdisciplinary composer, violinist and conductor Deniz Çağlarcan

Electroacoustic composer Deniz Çağlarcan wins prestigious residency
illustration of the brain and the corpus callosum
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Life Science Databases, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan
The corpus callosum, in red, connects the two hemispheres of the brain together.

New findings in split-brain science: Even minimal fiber connections can unify consciousness
1880-1893 medical watercolor image of polycystic kidney
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Teniswood, George Francis, "Polycystic kidney," Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, c1880-1893 CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Watercolor drawing showing two views of a polycystic kidney. One shows the external surface of the kidney, the other when the organ is bisected. Drawing given to the Museum by Dr. Draper Mackinder, MD, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

A ‘magic bullet’ for polycystic kidney disease in the making
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