For the 21st edition of UC Santa Barbara’s award-winning common book program, the campus has selected a timely and provocative exploration of modern tech economics, corporate accountability and the ...

As analysts combed through the results of the 2024 election, something striking caught their attention. They were expecting a significant gender gap, with more women voting Democratic and more men ...

Perched upon the Pacific Coast in sunny Goleta, UC Santa Barbara has an enviable campus that provides a unique suite of opportunities to the community, including dorm-side surfing, on-site marine ...

As artificial intelligence and advanced computing grow more powerful, so does the energy required to run them. UC Santa Barbara researchers are tackling this challenge from several directions, such as ...

A self-described culinary multitasker, Evan Kleiman has been a chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and today is known most readily as a longtime podcaster and KCRW radio host of “Good Food.” Her ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a method for predicting the likelihood of low birthweights in West Africa, based on climate and socioeconomic data. Their model, when incorporated into ...

Rafael J. P. Schmitt studies the interconnections between river systems and societies, with a special focus on sustainable water infrastructure and the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus. His Lab for ...

Using reprogrammed biocatalysts, researchers are pushing the boundaries of enzymatic synthesis with a method that opens the door to a diverse array of valuable compounds. Reporting in the journal ...

From oil rigs to tar seeps, it’s hard to miss the presence of petroleum around the Santa Barbara Channel. And the proximity of UC Santa Barbara has enabled scientists to investigate the interplay ...

Carbohydrate is a familiar term. It’s the bagel you had for breakfast, the bread in your sandwich, the slice of cake you’re thinking about sneaking later today. But carbs aren’t only in baked goods, ...

Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels around ...