A UCSB group has launched the Santa Barbara County Active Transportation Dashboard bringing official and community-reported safety data together in one place, revealing patterns, trends and hotspots for collisions and near-misses across the county.

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Some nice window art on campus. An art student apparently works at the Arbor. #UCSB

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Ad: For Sale - LEGO Star Wars UCS Tie Interceptor 75382 NEW Sealed In Bags 1931 Pieces #LEGO #StarWars #UCSB

What if quantum computers could help protect privacy and security instead of jeopardizing it? That’s what #UCSB's Prabhanjan Ananth is focusing on as part of a new National Science Foundation grant.

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A Mony's bowl for lunch. Yum. Not as fancy as 🦞 or 🦀 like @WhiskeyPete had... But still nummy. #UCSB

Congratulations to ECE & Materials Distinguished Professor Steven DenBaars for receiving the 2026 @optica.org Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award! 🏆💡

Read more about this prestigious honor: bit.ly/4lj15RH

#UCSB #Engineering #Optica #LED #Sustainability #GaN

How farming perennial crops can help us in times of climate change, food insecurity and social division A new book co-edited by UCSB environmental studies professor Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug at the Land Institute asserts that farming perennial crops confers resilience in times of climate change

It’s not difficult to join the perennial food movement, according to #UCSB's Liz Carlisle, whose research focuses on food and farming.

Co-editor of the book "Living Roots," Carlisle asserts that relying on perennial crops can ease the difficulties of a changing climate: https://ow.ly/OiMN50YrycZ

HIV patients are especially vulnerable to extreme weather events Researchers uncover the effects of extreme weather events on HIV patients in clinics worldwide

Scientists from #UCSB, UCSF, and CUNY have created a historical record linking extreme weather events to HIV cases.

Many people with HIV "live in areas that are historically and/or increasingly prone to severe weather events," said UCSB's Frank Davenport.

Full story: https://ow.ly/AhV850YpgS5

UCSB researchers develop a genetic sensor that could allow MRIs to image molecular-level changes In a development that could transform how scientists study cancer, neurodegeneration and inflammation, researchers have invented a modular, genetically encoded, protein-based sensor that enables MRI machines to visualize molecular activity inside cells.

In a development that could transform how scientists study cancer, neurodegeneration and inflammation, #UCSB researchers have invented a modular, genetically encoded, protein-based sensor that enables MRI machines to visualize molecular activity inside cells.

Full story: https://ow.ly/cRmg50YqsiU

Group photo of the team member Ezra, Om, and David, with this faculty sponser. They are wearing navy blue team shirts.

3 UCSB @ucsb.bsky.social students are heading to the #ICPC North America Championship on March 19–22, 2026, after placing 4th out of 75 teams at regionals.

Congrats to Ezra Furtado-Tiwari, Om Mahesh, and David Qiao!

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#UCSB #GoGauchos #ComputerScience

A lovely day on campus. #UCSB #SantaBarbara

UC Santa Barbara ranks first among U.S. public universities, third among all U.S. institutions, and seventh worldwide for scientific impact in engineering and the physical sciences, according to the 2025 Leiden Rankings.

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#UCSB research has found that new LED designs the size of a human hair could replace lasers. This new microLED design improves both efficiency and beam directionality.

"We’re talking about devices that are literally the size of a hair follicle."

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Scientists unlock a massive new ‘color palette’ for biomedical research by synthesizing non-natural amino acids Scientists at UCSB have developed a technique for efficiently synthesizing non-natural amino acids, which could significantly advance peptide research.

Ozempic makes headlines but it's just one in a growing class of drugs called peptide therapeutics. A #UCSB research team has developed a new technique for synthesizing non-natural amino acids and applying them to peptide construction.

Full story: https://ow.ly/EQCs50Yj17i

From the Bahamas to #UCSB and back again: Using citizen science smartphone app CoastSnap, Ph.D. student Divina Cox is monitoring sea level rise off the beaches of her home country.

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Congratulations to @ Spatial Students Yuyan Che, Lily Heidger, and Jiahua Chen on their AAG awards!

#spatial #aag #geography #ucsb #awards #research

Why some rebel victories build states — and others break them In his new book, "When Rebels Win," political scientist Kai Thaler examines how ideology shapes what happens after rebel movements seize power.

When rebel movements win civil wars and take power, outcomes vary widely. In a new book, #UCSB's Kai Thaler argues that ideology plays a central role in shaping those divergent trajectories.

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Mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals in the world: A research team at #UCSB may have found a key to a new class of more effective, life-saving repellent 🦟

The team has identified the first known taste receptor in the mosquito gustatory system that detects fatty acids: https://ow.ly/trqt50YhfKR

🏆 #UCSB ranks #1 in scientific impact among public universities (#3 overall)!

Congratulations to our researchers!

@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social @ucsbengineering.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Proud of our faculty, students, and the culture of excellence they've built. Go Gauchos! 💙💛 #UCSB

Mary’s Danish- University of California Santa Barbara UCSB 5/6/89 xfer f/1st gen VHS tape incomplete I cleaned my desk and found a few of my VHS tapes that I digitized quite a while ago, so I’ll be posting those along with the recent masters for the next week or so. This is on the same tape …

VIDEO: Mary's Danish- University of California Santa Barbara UCSB 5/6/89 xfer f/1st gen VHS tape incomplete

from my collection. got it in a tape trade in 1989
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João Pedro Oliveira named 2025 Fromm Music Foundation composer Oliveira is one of just 12 composers worldwide chosen for this year’s cohort. For more than 70 years, the Fromm Music Foundation Commission has supported innovative voices in contemporary music, recognizing composers of exceptional vision.

Selected from a global field of composers, #UCSB professor João Pedro Oliveira has received a 2025 commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University 🎼 🌎

Born in Portugal, Oliveira is one of jusyt 12 composers worldwide in this year’s cohort.

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How books helped make computers mainstream In his new book "README," Patrick McCray examines the essential role books played in familiarizing Americans with computers and helping move the technology from specialized research settings into everyday life.

In the 1940s & '50s, books about electronic brains introduced readers to machines that were inaccessible outside of government and industrial laboratories 💻📚

In a new book #UCSB's W. Patrick McCray examines the role books played in familiarizing Americans with computers: https://ow.ly/O9xl50Y5JSo

Get to know Michelle Zauner, the author of our UCSB Reads 2026 book selection, "Crying in H Mart." 📕

She is a Korean-American musician, writer, and the lead vocalist of indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. TIME named her 1 of the 100 most influential people of 2022.
#ucsb #ucsblibrary #ucsbreads

📰Research we did in Singapore and US was featured in the Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine! #NUS #UCSB #wellbeing #selfcontrol

Last week, we debuted our newest event, Spatial Sips🍷! This quarterly outreach event brings together our academic peers and the GIS community to discuss one of Spatial's impactful initiatives, services, or projects. This quarter, we focused on the Guide to the Geographic Approach🌎

#ucsb #geog #gis

Faculty Research Lecturer Alan Liu ponders ‘good’ knowledge in the age of AI Is AI true, accurate and creative? asks distinguished Faculty Research Lecturer Alan Liu, a digital humanities expert who will be discussing the topic on Feb. 9 at a free event at Corwin Pavilion.

It feels like AI is everywhere right now but questions surrounding its merits remain at the center of ongoing debate. #UCSB's Alan Liu will discuss "AI Virtue: What’s 'Good' Knowledge in the Age of Artificial Intelligence?" in a free event on Feb. 9.

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Using magnetic frustration to probe new quantum possibilities Professor Stephen Wilson’s lab group has established an innovative way to use a phenomenon referred to as frustration to engineer unconventional magnetic states with potential relevance for quantum technologies.

#UCSB materials professor Stephen Wilson found an innovative way to engineer unusual magnetic states, which could be impactful for quantum technologies 🧲

"It's meant to probe what physics may be possible for future devices," Wilson said.

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We put a mic on our University Librarian Todd Grappone during the UCSB Reads book giveaway, and the results did not disappoint. Here’s what happened when he handed out hundreds of free copies of "Crying in H Mart" to @ucsantabarbara students.

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Get to know our UCSB Reads 2026 book selection, "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner! ❤️⭐

This vibrant and sensory memoir explores self-discovery, grief, and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.

#ucsb #ucsantabarbara #ucsblibrary #ucsbreads2026