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Michelle O’Malley leads interdisciplinary effort to link gut health and neurodevelopment

2026-03-18

An ambitious new global research award supports a study investigating if and when the early-life gut microbiome influences brain development.

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Undergraduate researchers in Kuris Lab discover new predator in local fisheries

2026-03-16

Student-led research identified a rare species of "nicothoid" copepod targeting the eggs of commercially important rock crabs in Santa Barbara waters.

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Joseph Farah identifies relativistic 'chirp' signal in superluminous supernova

2026-03-11

Physicist Joseph Farah applied Einstein's theories of general relativity to explain the strobe-like "lighthouse" effect of ultra-bright stellar explosions.

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Mathematics team ranks 14th in North America at 86th Putnam Competition

2026-03-10

UC Santa Barbara undergraduates demonstrated exceptional mathematical problem-solving skills, securing 14th place nationally and 3rd regionally in Southern California at the prestigious 86th annual Putnam Math Competition.

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Liz Carlisle identifies perennial farming as vital key to climate resilience

2026-03-09

Environmental Studies professor Liz Carlisle showcases how Indigenous knowledge and perennial crops offer ecological and social solutions to food insecurity.

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Chris Funk leads initiative to deploy 3D-printed weather stations in Africa

2026-03-05

Climate Hazards Center director Chris Funk is rebuilding meteorological networks to strengthen agricultural resilience and predict food security crises.

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Frank Davenport and colleagues map heightened climate risks for patients living with HIV

2026-03-03

Geographers linked four decades of climate hazard data to a multi-national cohort of 2.2 million people to protect treatments from flood and drought disruptions.

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Bottling the sun: UCSB chemists create ‘rechargeable battery’ for sunlight capable of boiling water

2026-02-12

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have engineered a liquid material that stores solar energy and releases it as heat hot enough to boil water. Published in Science, the study details a bio-inspired molecule with an energy density double that of lithium-ion batteries, offering a new path for renewable heating and energy storage.

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Michelle O’Malley leads interdisciplinary effort to link gut health and neurodevelopment

Undergraduate researchers in Kuris Lab discover new predator in local fisheries

Joseph Farah identifies relativistic 'chirp' signal in superluminous supernova

Mathematics team ranks 14th in North America at 86th Putnam Competition

Liz Carlisle identifies perennial farming as vital key to climate resilience

Chris Funk leads initiative to deploy 3D-printed weather stations in Africa

Frank Davenport and colleagues map heightened climate risks for patients living with HIV

Bottling the sun: UCSB chemists create ‘rechargeable battery’ for sunlight capable of boiling water

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