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Geographers, climate scientists, and ecologists weigh in on the risks of debris flows following large storms

UCSB Historian Gerardo Aldana, an expert in Mesoamerican civilizations, consults on “Wakanda Forever,” propelling his research into the MCU — and ending up on screen.

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

UCSB announced Kelly Barsky as the next Director of Athletics, the first woman in UCSB Athletics history to be named to this role.

New research finds that the more "likes" people got when retweeting negative fake news, the more they agreed with the content — and hated the (fake) politician — in the story

Sedgwick Reserve marks 25 years of groundbreaking science, art show benefits UC Natural Reserve System 

UCSB researchers connect human Lyme disease infections with ecological factors across California

Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and UCLA find that political leadership has no lasting impact on reforming fossil fuel taxes and subsidies

Six years after ‘the Blob’ rolled through the Santa Barbara Channel, UCSB researchers find lasting effects in the kelp forest communities

A tiny species known only from fossils is found alive in the tidepools of Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara Library launches Community Archives Project for Santa Barbara’s Latinx neighborhoods

A chance encounter on the beach leads to a $3 million gift to the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

UC Santa Barbara researchers find that pumping draws young groundwater to new depths, potentially with contaminants in tow

Marine research and conservation institutions band together to expand whale-saving technology to the San Francisco Bay

Marc and Lynne Benioff gift UC Santa Barbara $60 million to support ocean science research and solutions.

New and returning UC Santa Barbara students will take place in move-in weekend starting Thursday through Sunday.

[Update]: A prescribed half acre burn of UC Santa Barbara's Lagoon Island took place on Wednesday.

UC Santa Barbara again lands in U.S. News & World Report’s Top 10, ranking No. 7 among the country’s top public universities

Ten students from UC Santa Barbara receive Fulbright Awards to study internationally for 2022-2023

UC Santa Barbara researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products

UC Santa Barbara researchers gauge the willingness of small-scale fishers to adopt vessel tracking systems.

UC Santa Barbara lands in top tiers of new subject-specific global rankings

Mariya Romanova and colleagues are raising funds to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

New research demonstrates connections between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya

A tenacious star validates a revised model of supernovae

UC Santa Barbara's Green Initiative Fund awards 14 grants for campus-based sustainability projects

UC Santa Barbara researchers argue that the long human lifespan is due in part to the contributions of older adults.

Four UC Santa Barbara undergraduates, one faculty member receive Chancellor’s awards; Library honors six students for exemplary research

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for the 2021-2022 year.

UC Santa Barbara resumes commencement activities, will celebrate 6,585 graduates for 2021-2022