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Close-up of a blue quantum photonics chip labeled "UCSB Quantum Photonics Lab.

Accelerating the quantum future on the Central Coast

2026-03-18

Faculty and state leaders recently met at Henley Hall to scale a world-class quantum research and workforce ecosystem in Santa Barbara.

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Michelle O’Malley leads interdisciplinary effort to link gut health and neurodevelopment

2026-03-18

An ambitious new global research award supports a study investigating if and when the early-life gut microbiome influences brain development.

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Professor Armand Kuris and student Sophia Lecuona Manos standing outdoors; Kuris holds a large yellow rock crab.

Undergraduate researchers in Kuris Lab discover new predator in local fisheries

2026-03-16

Student-led research identified a rare species of "nicothoid" copepod targeting the eggs of commercially important rock crabs in Santa Barbara waters.

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Joseph Farah identifies relativistic 'chirp' signal in superluminous supernova

2026-03-11

Physicist Joseph Farah applied Einstein's theories of general relativity to explain the strobe-like "lighthouse" effect of ultra-bright stellar explosions.

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Mathematics team ranks 14th in North America at 86th Putnam Competition

2026-03-10

UC Santa Barbara undergraduates demonstrated exceptional mathematical problem-solving skills, securing 14th place nationally and 3rd regionally in Southern California at the prestigious 86th annual Putnam Math Competition.

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Liz Carlisle identifies perennial farming as vital key to climate resilience

2026-03-09

Environmental Studies professor Liz Carlisle showcases how Indigenous knowledge and perennial crops offer ecological and social solutions to food insecurity.

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Chris Funk leads initiative to deploy 3D-printed weather stations in Africa

2026-03-05

Climate Hazards Center director Chris Funk is rebuilding meteorological networks to strengthen agricultural resilience and predict food security crises.

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Frank Davenport and colleagues map heightened climate risks for patients living with HIV

2026-03-03

Geographers linked four decades of climate hazard data to a multi-national cohort of 2.2 million people to protect treatments from flood and drought disruptions.

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