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two ucsb students and the manager of the campus bike shop with a pile of old bike tires
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Environmental studies undergrads Sophia Long (left) and Virginia Such with A.S. Bike Shop Manager Adam Jahnke, April 2026

UCSB environmental studies team launches tire recycling program at A.S. Bike Shop

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two ucsb students and the manager of the campus bike shop with a pile of old bike tires
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Matt Perko
Environmental studies undergrads Sophia Long (left) and Virginia Such with A.S. Bike Shop Manager Adam Jahnke, April 2026

UCSB environmental studies team launches tire recycling program at A.S. Bike Shop
underwater photo of a coral reef

Researchers uncover a ‘treasure trove’ of bioactive molecules in coral reefs
a close up image of a fruit fly

Newly discovered neural connections reveal that inhibitory neurons can also drive movement
Circuit board for an electronic device lit in blue and red hues
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New model explains how single electrons cause damage inside silicon chips
man in wild sea grass
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UC Santa Barbara physics researcher Skyler Palatnik

Designing lightweight optics to detect signs of life beyond our solar system
A man in a lab coat and mask works in a laboratory lit by blue light
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Matt Perko
A researcher works in the lab of Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Using mechanical inputs to enhance quantum states in sensors
person at drafting table leans over a drawing with a pencil in hand
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Matt Perko
College of Creative Studies student Jake Tran

Watching art films can make you a more creative thinker
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Nobel winner named to national science council
computer rendering of chip-scale integrated lasers
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Researchers demonstrate integrated stabilized laser chips performing clock and quantum operations on a room temperature trapped ion qubit
A man pours milk into cereal bowls for his children.
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Milk is often fortified with nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin A, iron and folic acid.

Food fortification prevents 7 billion nutrient gaps annually — but could triple its impact
three brain scans from different perspectives
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UCSB professor honored for research on how media shapes the human brain
A box of mounted and labeled iridescent bees.
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Museum collections hold a wealth of data just waiting to be brought into the digital age.

The Big Bee Project brings natural history collections into the 21st century
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