Science & Tech
Outdoor activities in the sun paired with longer days, less protective clothing and an increase in the ultraviolet index can all contribute to greater amounts of sun exposure, causing both costs and b...
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Dr. Caitlin Casey, an observational astronomer, has recently joined the physics department at UC Santa Barbara. She co-leads the C.O.S.M.O.S. collaboration — a project distinguished by its deep expl...
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Can our economies grow even as natural resources dwindle? Or will we need to reimagine prosperity itself by prioritizing life over profits? These questions have laid the foundation for a debate on po...
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Located in Mission Canyon, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is the perfect way to spend a day outside with yourself, friends or anyone else who might want to tag along. The best part of the whole deal...
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A look back on notable scientific happenings and achievements at UCSB during the 2024-25 school year.
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Maryam Majedi, an assistant teaching professor in the Computer Science Department at UCSB, is launching the university’s first Embedded Ethics Lab, a project designed to integrate ethical reflection...
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By analyzing private health records, Kennedy aims to find a “cure” for what he calls the “autism epidemic” by September — an objective that has sparked controversy among autistic individuals...
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On May 5, the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management continued its Bren Seminar series with Postdoctoral Researcher Julie Edwards. Edwards’ lecture “Climate Change Detection and Attribu...
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On Tuesday, April 29th, UCSB alum Jose Fernandez spoke about his long journey from the Central Valley to becoming a NASA astronaut in Campbell Hall.
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On April 14, 2025, Jeff Bezos sent Katy Perry and a team of five other women beyond Earth’s atmosphere. But what exactly does Mr. Bezos know about spaceflight, and why is the aerospace industry shif...
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The International Food Information Council’s 2024 Food & Health Survey suggests that the hunger for protein has become even more pronounced in recent years, perhaps due to American adults’ extensi...
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At the beginning of 2025, UC Santa Barbara assistant professor in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Meghan Morrissey was granted the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award for her research...
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Since late March, beachgoers have encountered hundreds of washed-up animals suffering from domoic acid poisoning with symptoms that include seizures, erratic and dangerous behavior and comas.
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As the planet faces intensifying climate disasters, a growing number of legal scholars, activists and governments are calling for a radical shift in how we think about environmental protection — by ...
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From educating future environmental scientists to building rainwater catchment systems in Rwanda, these student-led organizations are at the heart of UC Santa Barbara’s sustainability efforts.
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
