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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

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Joseph Polchinski at UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he advanced pivotal ideas in string theory and quantum gravity.

Polchinski archive opens digital window into renowned physicist’s work
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A group of KITP postdoctoral scholars interact at Kohn Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus

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UC Santa Barbara again named ‘Best Place to Work’
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UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments

Physicists work toward theory to describe pattern formation in conserved fields
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Another Major Breakthrough
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UCSB Physicist Receives International Acclaim for His Work in Theoretical Physics

Eight Distinguished UCSB Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows

UC Santa Barbara Professor Awarded Prestigious 2008 Dirac Medal

UCSB Nobel Laureate David Gross Elected to the American Philosophical Society
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