Recognized for outstanding contributions in research, teaching and service, as well as “his dedication to innovation, ...

New meal swipe donations program allows any student with a meal plan to easily donate up to three meals per week.

A Christmas tree surprise! 🎄🐾 A family found a salamander in their tree, 300+ miles from its habitat. This hitchhiker sheds ...

UCSB lecturer and producer Wendy Eley Jackson brings advocacy to the screen with Facing the Falls, a powerful documentary ...

For experiments that require ultra-precise measurements and control over atoms — think two-photon atomic clocks, cold-atom interferometer sensors and quantum gates — lasers are the technology of ...

With a background in both STEM and communication, Harrison Tasoff is a science and environmental journalist who delights in deciphering new research and distilling it into clear language. Every story ...

We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...

Life can be tricky. We have so many decisions to make. It’s a good thing we have an orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus to help us. These areas of the brain, according to researchers at UC Santa ...

Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics, serving as the foundation for human lives and cultures across the Pacific Ocean for centuries. However, 200 years of planting by colonial interests ...

From research insights on the pregnant brain and the impact of exercise on cognitive function to the university's latest rankings, it was another standout year at UC Santa Barbara. And The Current ...

Soojin Yi studies evolutionary biology using comparative genomic and epigenomic methods. She’s curious how epigenetic regulatory mechanisms evolve and how they contribute to biological phenomena. For ...