The university is partnering with County Public Health to offer boosters to students, the Isla Vista community and other local residents.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Boosting the Community’ and more news
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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 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 — ‘A Fire Safe Haven’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Toward a Better Future’ and more news
The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center’s public events series, “Regeneration,” begins with David Pellow speaking on environmental justice.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Uniting Generations’ and more information
A clinical trial explores how virtual reality can help older adults and their families stay connected.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Dose of Levity’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Art of Doing Science’ and more news
A global leader in collaborative research, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics expands its reach with a series of free, virtual events for all.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Winds of Change’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Ocean Remembers’ and more news
Using artificial intelligence, researchers find that global ocean warming started later in the 20th century than previously estimated.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Forest with No Canopy’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Absolutely Stunning’ and more news
Campus makes progress on a planned student housing development in partnership with visionary philanthropist Charlie Munger.
UCSB — The Current — ‘False Forests’ and more news
Ecologist Ruby Harris-Gavin reflects on Ireland’s ‘conflicted national relationship with trees.’
UCSB — The Current — Building Futures and more news
Scholars Jeffrey Stewart and Victor Rios have been named to MacArthur Foundation Chairs.
UCSB — The Current — Pioneering Work’ and more news
The American Association for Advances in Functional Materials has selected professor Steven DenBaars to receive its 2021 AAAFM-Nakamura Award.
UCSB — The Current — The Goldilocks Supernova and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Inspiration and GRIT’ and more news
Summer Sessions presents a new season of GRIT Talks, a series of free public lectures by notable faculty across myriad disciplines.
UCSB — The Current — Congratulations, Graduates
UCSB — The Current — ‘Promise and Persistence’ and more news
Promise Scholar and Guardian Scholar graduates reflect on obstacles overcome, goals met and big plans for the future.
UCSB — The Current — Virtually Finished
Campus will graduate 6,893 students for 2020-2021; celebrations will include Grad Walk and a virtual event featuring Oprah Winfrey.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Play Time’ and more news
The Department of Theater and Dance teams with Isla Vista Arts to present the 17th-century play “Life Is a Dream” in a 21st-century Zoom performance.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Starting Local’ and more news
Managing local conditions could help coral reefs persevere in the face of climate crisis.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Cinema Paradiso’ and more news
The Reel Loud Film and Arts Festival heads to the West Wind Drive-In after its COVID hiatus.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Music in Real Time’ and more news
The Chamber Choir and Jazz Ensemble will perform live concerts via YouTube for the first time since COVID lockdowns began.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Life in Wartime’ and more news
Theater and Dance presents “Shanghai,” a new play about Jewish refugees in China during World War II.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Taming Titans’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Anchors Aweigh’ and more news
After months of COVID-related delays and cancellations, research vessels are once again sailing the ocean to study its carbon cycle.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A National Distinction’ and more news
Professors Denise Montell, Linda Petzold and Glenn Fredrickson have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
UCSB — The Current — ”Enjoy the May-nia’ and more information
The campus’s annual Staff Celebration Week goes monthlong with a host of virtual events.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Messages From a Pandemic’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Golden State, Green State’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Message of Inspiration’ and more news
Global media leader Oprah Winfrey will serve as guest speaker for UC Santa Barbara’s virtual graduation celebration June 12.
UCSB — The Current — ‘To Educate and Inspire’ and more news
With its outreach efforts, Arts & Lectures brings diverse ideas and unique encounters to students of all ages and the community at large.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A More Complete Account’ and more news
The most detailed look at kelp forests to date finds that unseen parasites dominate species interactions.