A new NASA research campaign at three UCSB Natural Reserves links plant biodiversity and health with remote sensing technology.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Dramatic Shift’ and more news
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UCSB — The Current — ‘Sonatas and Scholarship’ and more news
Musician and music researcher Alexandra Birch brings the Beethoven cycle to Santa Barbara.
UCSB — The Current — An ‘Iconic Headland’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — Common Ground
Researchers find that state-level decarbonization policies have received a significant amount of bipartisan support.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Everything Rises’ and more news
Arts & Lectures premieres its commission from Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines, an original multimedia performance.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Multitudes Within Us’ and more news
With a $5.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, a global research team will seek to understand microchimerism.
The Current — ‘History Revealed’ and more news
A new study finds that ancient migration from the south brought maize and contributed to early Maya ancestry.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Clot Buster’ and more news
A new test predicts sepsis before blood clots cause permanent organ damage, markedly increasing survival.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Pulverizing a Planet Killer’ and more news
Physicists contemplate the premise of “Don’t Look Up” and the technology it would take to save humanity from an existential cosmic threat.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Art Reflects Life’ and more information
New research reveals the strong family ties of Latina teens, themes evident in Oscar-nominated films “Encanto” and “West Side Story.”
UCSB — The Current — ‘Outstanding Women in Tech’ and more news
In connection with Women’s History Month, IT staff member Anne Weger gets special recognition from the UC Office of the President.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Longest Drought’ and more news
A team of climate scientists led by Samantha Stevenson reconsiders the meaning and implications of drought in light of a changing world.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Model Scientist’ and more news
Ecologist Anna Trugman has received an award for her work modeling how forests respond to change.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Moving on Up’ and more news
Geography professor Somayeh Dodge receives two early career awards for studying movement.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Determined to Rebound’ and more news
Director Delila Moseley brings a diverse slate of choreographers to UCSB Dance Theater’s first live shows in two years.
UCSB ‘The Current’ — ‘Theater for Social Change’
El Teatro de la Esperanza, founded and active at UCSB in the 1970’s, promoted justice through storytelling; a 50th anniversary conference will celebrate its legacy.
UCSB ‘The Current’ — ‘Wealth Is Not Health’ and more news
Global studies scholar Jan Nederveen Pieterse pinpoints three key factors in effective Covid-19 response.
UCSB — The Current — The Forever Scholar
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Hopeful Monster’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Giving Rise to Hope’ and more news
Social entrepreneur Amanda Nguyen talks “Hopeanomics” in a virtual, free event for Arts & Lectures.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Scholar for the Ages’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Journal Project of Note’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Conflict and Consequence’ and more news
Distinguished professor emeritus Benjamin Cohen shares insights on potential economic impacts of Russia-Ukraine conflict for the European Union and the United States.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Smartphone, M.D.: Going Viral’ and more news
A new app and lab kit can turn your smartphone into a COVID-19 and flu virus detection test.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Hard Work Pays Off’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Getting a Read on Responsible AI’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — Familiar Forms, Unfamiliar Tales
A new exhibition at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum reimagines classical imagery for a multicultural America.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Source of Friction’ and more news
Researcher Angela Pitenis receives funding from the NSF to study friction between soft materials.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Boosting the Community’ and more news
The university is partnering with County Public Health to offer boosters to students, the Isla Vista community and other local residents.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Outwitting Omicron’ and more news
Graduate student Zach Aralis has developed a rapid test for the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Animals and the Big C’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Diverse Voices, Diverse Approaches to Theater’ and more stories
UCSB — The Current — ‘Sending our warmest season’s greetings and happiest holiday wishes’
We’ll meet you back here Tuesday, January 4, 2022, when the Current email returns with more research news, features and other campus stories to share.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Call to Action’ and more news
An exhibit at the library brings to life the public experiences of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Ancient Acid Taste Receptors’ and more news
Anindya Ganguly and Craig Montell identify and characterize a sour receptor conserved from fruit flies to humans.
UCSB — The Current — A Winning Dance of Liquids
Researchers take the top award from the American Physical Society for their video capturing the beauty of fluid dynamics.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A New Microscope’ and more news
Spencer LaVere Smith’s laboratory has developed a two-photon microscope that provides unprecedented brain-imaging ability.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Transnational Treasure’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Move to This’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — UCSB Reads 2022 and more news
The campus reading program has selected “Exhalation,” a collection of short stories by science fiction writer Ted Chiang.
UCSB — The Current — Highly Cited Excellence
Clarivate Analytics names 9 scientists and social scientists to its 2021 list of highly cited researchers.
UCSB — The Current — Theater Again Takes Wing with ‘Seagull’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Leading From the Front’ and more news
Mike Fogelsonger has been named director of UC Santa Barbara’s Veterans and Military Services.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Managing Water Resources in a Low-to-No-Snow Future’ and more news
With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., researchers analyze when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and the implications for water management.
UCSB — The Current — 35 Reasons to Laugh, Cry
UCSB — The Current — ‘Warrior Women’ and more news
Mother-daughter Native American rights icon Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert will speak on campus following a screening of a documentary about their work.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Home-Based Halloween’ and more news
The campus teams with students and community on rules, regulations, safety enhancements and alternative events for October 29 through November 1.
UCSB — The Current — ‘New Direction’ and more news
The Art, Design & Architecture Museum reopens to in-person visitors and welcomes new director Gabriel Ritter.
UCSB — The Current — Flu Vaccination Q&A and more news
Student Health Executive Director Vejas Skripkus, M.D., discusses the UC influenza vaccination mandate.