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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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Showing high school students how education, leadership and careers intertwine
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Elena Zhukova

New trustees bring ‘unique vision, leadership and passion’ to the university’s foundation board
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Matt Perko

Unveiling our most visited stories of 2023
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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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Sonia Fernandez
Student Health Services' Pharmacy Director Randy Lina

New Student Health pharmacy location to provide better access to students
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A space for wellbeing, contemplation and local artistry
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Elena Zhukova
UC Santa Barbara students attend a lecture in the Interactive Learning Pavilion

‘Sharing knowledge across communities to improve lives around the world’
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UCSB Reads selects “Your Brain on Art” for its 18th season
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The campus teams with students, neighbors and local agencies to ensure another laid back Halloween
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Working toward a clean energy future, the university launches a campus decarbonization study
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For the seventh year straight, UC Santa Barbara is named Best Place to Work
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Elena Zhukova

From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks among the nation’s top universities
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