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Smart rings and statistical timing: Study unlocks personalized exercise advice for pregnant women

2025-10-24

Professor Annie Qu and former student uncover exercises’ most potent stress-busting window.

For pregnant women experiencing emotional stress, physical activity is most effective at reducing the body's physiological stress, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Annie Qu of UC Santa Barbara's Department of Statistics and Applied Probability and her former student Jenifer Rim at the University of California, Irvine, with collaborators. 

Physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

2025-10-07

In a landmark achievement, professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, underscoring the deep and lasting role that UC Santa Barbara continues to have in the field of quantum science.

Welcoming the Newest Faculty to the MLPS Division

2025-09-30

The Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences is thrilled to welcome the outstanding new faculty who have joined us over the past year. Their expertise spans a wide range of disciplines, from the complexities of volcanic gases to the frontiers of sustainability chemistry and advancements in science education. We invite the campus community to meet the scholars and educators who are shaping the future of research and teaching at UC Santa Barbara.

UC Santa Barbara training helps propel U.S. physics team to global victory

2025-09-24

The U.S. Physics Team and their coaches are welcomed to the Oval Office to celebrate their international victory. (Official White House Photo)

Honored at the White House for a historic five-gold-medal victory in Paris, the U.S. Physics Team's success was forged in a final, intensive training session on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Award-winning research unifies mortality modeling

2025-09-19

A figure from the award-winning paper illustrates how the model predicts and compares mortality improvement rates across different countries, ages and cancer types, highlighting cross-national trends. (Image courtesy of the Annals of Actuarial Science)

UC Santa Barbara’s Ian Duncan to lead world’s largest actuarial society

2025-09-18

His election brings new distinction to the university’s renowned actuarial science program and its role in shaping the future of the profession.

Professor Brenda Major Wins Psychology’s Prestigious William James Fellow Award

2025-09-12

The distinguished professor emeritus is celebrated with the Association for Psychological Science's highest honor for her five decades of paradigm-shifting research on stigma, discrimination and resilience.

UC Santa Barbara, UCLA’s BioPACIFIC MIP earns renewed NSF support to accelerate AI-driven biobased materials innovation

2025-08-20

Photos by Juan Manuel Urueña Vargas, Jeff Liang, and Marc Roseboro