Letters and Science

Howard Chiang, UCSB historian

Paul Atzberger is designing AI that sees the world more like a geometer.

Newly commissioned second lieutenants (from left) Megan Schreck, Jonathan Saenz, William Nutcher, Rylie-Ann Murphy, Katherine Miller, Lia Kubitschek, Timothy Joo, Lauren Graves, Nicolas Gandolfo, Kaya Cuellar, Natalie Byrnes, Conor Buckelew and Ella Barber at Goleta Beach, June 12, 2026

Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions.

Rain forecasts and drought warnings can save lives in regions like Sierra Leone, where subsistence farming is still a major part of society.

Alex S. Fabros Jr., May 2026

Agriculture and timber production need not come at the expense of carbon storage and biodiversity.

Kudzu got a foothold in North America in 1876 and has since gotten a stranglehold on the forests of the Southeast.

Scene from UCSB Department of Theater and Dance production of "Animal Farm," February 2026