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Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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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

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Russell Sage Foundation taps UCSB social scientists for fellowships
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UCSB communication professors honored for lifetime of achievements
James Hartle at the Sante Fe Institute in 2011.
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Copyright: Babak Dowlatshahi
Jim Hartle provided a grounding, yet inspiring presence to his friends and colleagues.

Physicists gather to remember the father of quantum cosmology
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Renowned paleoclimatologist Michael Mann on how to survive the climate crisis
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A trio of history scholars earn significant fellowships
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Toward understanding, healing and transformation
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McLean Echlin
The prototype of UCSB's TriBeam microscope, developed by the Tresa Pollock Lab before it was commercialized by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Scientific research soars with NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation program
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Showing high school students how education, leadership and careers intertwine
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National Academy of Inventors recognizes Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Branches bearing orange flowers extend across a white background
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Elena Zhukova

New trustees bring ‘unique vision, leadership and passion’ to the university’s foundation board
A diverse collection of college-aged people sitting in the sun on a building deck, reading
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Matt Perko

Unveiling our most visited stories of 2023
A diverse group of adults seated in a classroom listening to a lecture
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Sarah Kidwell
Associate Ombuds Don Lubach leads a Crucial Conversations training, held at Coal Oil Point Nature Reserve.

Can we talk? Campus ombuds offers training for tough conversations
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