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October 22, 2024

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UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments

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.

Read more about the rankings

Film & media studies instructor awarded Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship

Chris Jenkins credits his experiences abroad, from volunteering with the United Nations in East Africa to serving as an ambassadorial scholar in Chile, as pivotal in shaping his career and dedication to storytelling through film.

The scanning ultrafast electron microscope in the Bolin Liao lab

Researchers create the first ever visualization of photoexcited charges traveling across the interface of two semiconductor materials

The Bolin Liao lab has achieved the first-ever “movie” of the phenomenon.

Read more about ‘hot’ photocarriers

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Featured Events

Living with Fire Summit

October 23, 2024

CNSI partners with Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara County Wildfire Resilience Collaborative to discuss potential policy, innovations and projects related to wildfire resilience in the region.

Mantell Symposium 2024

October 24, 2024

The Bren School hosts panel discussions featuring leaders in environmental justice and conservation innovation, Bren faculty and Mantell and Bren Environmental Leadership Fellows.

An Evening with Percival Everett

October 25, 2024

The author of more than 30 books, including novels, poetry and short story collections, explores race, politics, gender and family from a uniquely contemporary American perspective.