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4 California critters making a comeback with help from UC researchers
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our planet.
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Prepare to be amazed! UC graduate students wow with 3-minute talks at Grad Slam
Get a master class — in brief — on cutting-edge UC discoveries as graduate students explain their complex research in just 3 minutes flat.
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UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang awarded UC Presidential Medal
Chancellor Yang is a leader of the Santa Barbara community, a giant in his field, and an embodiment of the University’s mission, remarked President Drake in bestowing the honor.
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Improve your life by embracing everyday, even mundane, conversations? Research says yes.
Every interaction we have, even those we don’t want, is a building block of our identities and beliefs.
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46 UC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
UC faculty account for nearly 1 in 10 new members on this prestigious roster of U.S. innovators and leaders.
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In Sameer Pandya’s ‘Our Beautiful Boys,’ teenage secrets are the dark heart of suburbia
A literary thriller that crackles with tension, Sameer Pandya’s newly released “Our Beautiful Boys” drops us into the dark heart of suburbia, as four boys explore a cave and return changed.
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Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates
Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
UC Santa Barbara |
Avocado cultivation’s ancient origins hold lessons for a changing climate
New research from UC anthropologists elucidates the history of avocado domestication.
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National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers
Ten UC researchers and 15 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.
UC Santa Barbara |
‘We have created a new state of matter’: New topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing
In a move as significant as the advent of the semiconductor, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer.
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Gauchos wrangle top prize in California Ballot Bowl
UC Santa Barbara rose to the top of the statewide campus election competition, as UC San Diego, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz also took home honors.
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Researchers solve a fluid mechanics mystery
UC Santa Barbara researchers now know why a pool of red dye somehow “knew” how to solve a maze filled with milk.