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Douglass Day at UC Santa Barbara invites the public to transcribe Black history
Held annually on Frederick Douglass’ birthday, the decade-old collaborative initiative takes up the Colored Conventions and the theme ‘All Rights for All’ at its new institutional home at UCSB.
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How ‘Clueless’ used costumes to create its characters
The looks created for the film helped define a generation and solidified fashion as a key character in the story.
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Nearly 60 of UC’s youngest innovators featured on the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list
UC alumni and faculty from seven campuses are leading the way for the next generation across AI, entrepreneurship, health care, social impact and more.
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Binge-worthy UC: Books, music and movies worth diving into this holiday
Pondering how you’re going to stay busy this winter, or looking for some last-minute gifts? Take a look at some recent titles from alumni and faculty across the UC system and while away the winter with us.
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10 awesome discoveries from UC research in 2025
A year of new treatments, new technologies, new ways to stay safe during disasters and new insights on the mysteries of the galaxy, our planet and our past.
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What makes UC a scientific powerhouse? Ask a Nobel laureate
Four UC Nobel laureates on what they discovered here, why it matters, and why their world-changing work could only have happened at the University of California.
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New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that can be felt via touch.
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The Society of Hellman Fellows celebrates 30 years of transformative faculty support
The fellowships, made possibly by a $125M endowment from the Hellman family, have provided vital support to more than 2,000 junior faculty, many of whom now lead in their fields.
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A two-minute fix for procrastination
UCSB study on the science of starting inspires Dawdle AI — transforming the hardest part of any task into the easiest step forward.
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UC is No. 1 on worldwide ranking of highly cited researchers
This year’s rankings from Clarivate recognize 288 UC scientists as among the most influential thinkers in their fields.
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Vast collection of historic American music released via UC Santa Barbara Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
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UC awards $8 million to solve next big scientific and engineering challenges in fusion energy
Two teams of UC researchers aim to accelerate progress toward abundant, stable, zero-carbon fusion energy.