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Researchers uncover a ‘treasure trove’ of bioactive molecules in coral reefs

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UCSB professors honored by Ecological Society of America
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Newly discovered neural connections reveal that inhibitory neurons can also drive movement
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How information disorder shapes global politics
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Professor of time-based arts Shana Moulton in her UCSB studio

Artist Shana Moulton to speak at Humanities Decanted
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UC Santa Barbara physics researcher Skyler Palatnik

Designing lightweight optics to detect signs of life beyond our solar system
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A researcher works in the lab of Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Using mechanical inputs to enhance quantum states in sensors
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College of Creative Studies student Jake Tran

Watching art films can make you a more creative thinker
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The profound prescience of a 1970s masterpiece
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Nobel winner named to national science council
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Eileen Boris, March 2026

Eileen Boris reflects on a career shaping feminist studies at UCSB
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Shelly Gable, David Morrison, Javier Read de Alaniz, and Kelly Caylor

UCSB professors honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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UCSB professor honored for research on how media shapes the human brain
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