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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

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Teamwork and grit earn ROTC cadets an invite to West Point championships
Two women hold hands with a man dressed as Storke Tower.
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Daniel Smith
Jen Johansen, left, academic personnel manager in the College of Creative Studies, and Lisa Blanco, right, flank "Storkie" Joshua Mejia-Padilla, financial coordinator in the sociology department.

Bringing the fun, and the food, Staff Assembly hosts appreciation event
A black and white photograph of two people in the atomic devastation of World War II in Hiroshima, Japan
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Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Department of Energy
Hiroshima, November 27, 1945

Girls and women disproportionately harmed by nuclear radiation
A man and a woman behind a standing microphone, circa 1930
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Diane Corwin Okarski
"Poet Laureate of Radio" Norman Corwin, left, and actor Peggy Burt, right, performing on the “Magic Key of RCA” in the late 1930s.

Bringing radio history to life
One person ascending outdoor stairs of a modern building with a sunburst overhead
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Matt Perko
The Interactive Learning Pavilion, opened in 2023, is UCSB’s first all electric facility.

Reaching net zero for emissions will bring major cost savings to campus
Q&A graphic with photo of network parts

Raising the bar on cybersecurity: Q&A with Jackson Muhirwe and Shea Lovan
a teacher and small children sitting on the floor of a childcare classroom
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iStock/Nimito

Childcare providers get business training with new grant award
Lego mini figures in red construction hats building a structure using Lego bricks
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iStock / meskolo

Lego bricks teach replication skills in a fun way
a women with a digital camera records the landscape from an overlook
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Ryan Grant
Coastal Media Project student Catherine Scanlon gathering footage for her team's documentary short film

Student-made environmental documentaries to screen at SBIFF
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EAOP promotes a college-going culture with annual conference
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At blue economy summit, ocean experts and stakeholders converge
Stork plaza, the UCen, and music building with the ocean in the background.
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Matt Perko

UCSB is well positioned for fire preparedness
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