Money may not grow on trees, but trees themselves and all that they provide have a dollar value nonetheless. At least, that’s the view of those seeking to quant…

Imagine walking from one side of a swimming pool to the other. Each step takes great effort — that’s what makes water aerobics such effective physical exercise.…

For many high school seniors, getting — and keeping — themselves on track for college can be an overwhelming endeavor. Even more so for those who are the first…

And to think it was all right there in her garage. A load of boxes pulled from biologist Dale Straughan’s home yielded a veritable treasure trove for UC Santa B…

From water conservation, energy efficiency and carbon neutrality, to waste reduction, food sourcing and the “greening” of laboratories, all aspects of campus su…

Joseph Incandela, vice chancellor for research and a professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has joined the board of directors of the Alliance for Southern Ca…

*/ These are difficult times for environmental advocates. Temperatures continue to rise worldwide, climate change skeptics run the U.S. Environmental Protect…

It’s a tiny marine invertebrate, no more than 3 millimeters in size. But closely related to humans, Botryllus schlosseri might hold the key to new treatments fo…

In 2016, Philando Castile was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer while reaching for his identification during a traffic stop — the officer feared the bl…

Terence Keel, an assistant professor of history and of Black studies at UC Santa Barbara has received this year’s Harold J. Plous Award. One of the university’s…

Closing the book on another academic year, UCSB commencement exercises celebrate achievement and look ahead.

Your doctor is an expert with many years of experience. So when she tells you, upon reviewing all the fancy tomographic imaging you had done, that the tendernes…

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi’s lab have given the first demonstration of three-dimensional imaging of objects through walls using o…

The Phi Beta Kappa chapter UCSB has selected 123 new members from among the College of Letters and Science 2017 graduating class.  At UCSB, as at other major co…

The atmosphere at Bren School of Environmental Science & Management was casual and convivial. Professor emertitus Marc McGinnes wore stilts with his robes.…