UC Santa Barbara |
Democracy is more fragile than you think
The rise in authoritarian attitudes is coming from the right and the left.
UC Noyce |
UC Noyce Initiative advances digital innovation
A new 5-campus consortium pursues collaborative research.
UC Santa Barbara |
Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
Faculty and researchers at UC campuses and affiliated national labs are teaming up to ensure that disadvantaged communities are fully integrated into California’s decarbonization efforts.
UC Santa Barbara |
This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs
Researchers have developed a roof tile that can help keep buildings cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
UC Newsroom |
Notable UC books of 2023
Looking to curl up with some winter reads? Whether your taste leans toward coming-of-age memoir or non-fiction, cooking or crime, we have something for you.
UC Newsroom |
12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research
In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
UC Newsroom |
UC researchers among the most influential in the world, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list
UC’s 317 faculty and scientists across all 10 campuses and the labs make the university the most highly cited institution in the world.
UC Santa Barbara |
A ‘Paris Agreement for plastic’ could slash plastic pollution to almost zero
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley have launched an AI-powered tool that provides unprecedented insight into how the nations of the world can combine policies to end plastic pollution.
UC Santa Barbara |
A Chumash cultural burn reignites ancient practice for wildland conservation
“We're active in cultural revitalization, language revitalization, and doing this burn is one of those missing puzzle pieces,” said Robyne Redwater, whose family hails from villages in Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands.
UC Merced |
UC Regent and astronaut José Hernández shows students their dreams aren’t ‘A Million Miles Away’
José Hernández is the subject of the new feature film "A Million Miles Away," a story of resilience and achievement about his journey from working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley to fulfilling his dream of being a NASA astronaut.
UC Santa Barbara |
A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant
The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in the ancient Middle East began with a bang, according to new research from UC Santa Barbara.
UC Newsroom |
One in four MacArthur ‘geniuses’ this year has UC bona fides
UC-affiliated experts are a perennial presence on the esteemed annual list of MacArthur Fellows.