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photo of world's first quantum topological processor
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Used with permission from Microsoft
Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference

Topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing

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Waves crash on a revetment protecting houses along Broad Beach, Malibu.
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Charles Lester
The ocean is advancing on California, and we need to determine how we will respond.

Securing the future of California’s coasts
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A new champion is crowned — and moves on to compete systemwide
portrait of Trevor sociologist Trevor Auldridge Reveles
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Matt Perko
Trevor Auldridge-Reveles, March 2024

Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
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Oral history project gathering stories from Afro-Chicanx community
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New book reveals Ottoman origins of refugee resettlement in Middle East
abstract image of the brain disintegrating

Researchers uncover a potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease
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New study in Nature Water puts spotlight on importance of groundwater
photograph of UCSB student Matthew Schoen with a pair of sneakers
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Matt Perko
Second-year environmental sciences major Matthew Schoen, March 2024

Environmental Leadership Incubator project launches campus shoe drive
Black man with trays of different insects
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Umberto Diecinove

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability
A tractor sprays a soybean field in spring.
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Fotokostic vi iStock
Organic farming practices can increase pesticide use in neighboring, non-organic fields.

Organic farms can have mixed effects on pesticide use depending on their neighbors
A collage image of the photos and books related to Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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Jonathan Rissmeyer/UCSB Library
The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.

New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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UC Santa Barbara selects inaugural Public Voices Fellows
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