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Dec 18, 2024 · Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence. This mini-package, starring the Owens Valley pupfish, Yosemite’s mountain yellow-legged frogs ...
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Dec 16, 2024 · Andrei Isichenko holds the ultra-high-quality ring resonator (left), which can help turn the "coarse" light from a commercially available Fabry-Perot laser diode (right) into a low linewidth laser
UCSB’s cybersecurity chief on protecting digital spaces and the …
Oct 23, 2024 · Each and every member of the UCSB community has a role to play. At some point, security measures might fail and if they do, each individual in the organization has an obligation to detect and mitigate threats. People have less reason to worry if they are acting in ways that reduce the probability of falling victim to a breach.
UC Santa Barbara to lead NSF-funded research institute for next …
May 4, 2023 · Vigna and UC Santa Barbara colleagues Chris Kruegel, João Hespanha and Ambuj Singh will be joined by more than 20 collaborators from UC Berkeley, Purdue University, Georgia Tech, The University of Chicago, University of Washington, University of Illinois Chicago, Rutgers, Norfolk State University, University of Illinois and University of Virginia. ...
Gauchos give back: New program allows students to donate …
‘Tis the season of generosity, and now UC Santa Barbara students can give back to fellow classmates in need of a meal. Launched in fall quarter 2024, the meal swipe donations program allows any student with a meal plan to easily donate up to three meals per week. Meals can be donated from 7 a.m. Monday until noon Thursday every week.
Six UCSB researchers named among world’s most influential …
Dec 11, 2024 · Recognized for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields, six UC Santa Barbara researchers have been named among the most influential scientists in the world, landing on Clarivate’s 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers. The annual list identifies researchers in the sciences and ...
UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and …
Oct 17, 2024 · For affordability, social mobility, research impact, academics and other metrics, the campus is again considered among the nation’s — and the world’s — top universities, according to myriad recent rankings.
UC Santa Barbara leads $1.3-million research project on coral ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Coral biologists have long assumed that energy moves from healthy parts of a coral colony to help heal damaged tissue. “We aim to reexamine this assumption by tracking damage signals at a molecular level,” said Ashley Seifert, a professor at University of Kentucky (UKY) and part of the research team.
UCSB ranks eighth globally for interdisciplinary science
Nov 21, 2024 · UC Santa Barbara has solidified its position as a leader in groundbreaking research, placing No. 8 worldwide in the 2025 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings.
From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks …
Sep 18, 2023 · In student outcomes and academics. In affordability and social mobility. For return on investment. For overall excellence. In multiple rankings across an array of metrics, UC Santa Barbara continues to place in the upper echelons of higher education.