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UCSB — The Current — ‘Leah Stokes receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication’ and more news, events

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UC Santa Barbara professor Leah Stokes researches public policy, public opinion and political behavior, with a focus on energy, environment and climate change.

Leah Stokes receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication

The associate professor, an expert in energy, climate and environmental politics, was recognized for her exceptional contributions and public engagement.

Read more about the award

UCSB is well positioned for fire preparedness

With a coastal location and unique microclimate providing natural defenses against wildfires, the university also has emergency protocols and infrastructure in place to address potential threats.

Concept illustration of non-radiative recombination

Little-understood physics in gallium-nitride LEDs garners UCSB’s Jim Speck a prestigious Vannevar Bush award

One of only 11 people to receive the award, the materials scientist will receive up to $3 million over five years to pursue his proposal, an outgrowth of work he has been pursuing for some 15 years.

Read more about Speck’s research

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Featured Events

Women’s Basketball vs. UC San Diego

Thursday, January 23

The Gauchos take on the Tritons at the Thunderdome.

UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower, which houses the carillon

Carillon Recital

Sunday, January 26

University Carillonist Wesley Arai and student Junrui Liu present a recital from Storke Tower, playing solo works and duets, original works for carillon and arrangements of well-known classical and popular tunes.