UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

August 5, 2026

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Christopher Costello recognized for his pioneering work in environmental markets

The Distinguished Professor and emLab Director was just named a Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE), the highest honor bestowed in the field of environmental and resource economics.

 

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Gevirtz School launches undergraduate education major

The all-new Bachelor of Arts four-year degree, Education and Society, will draw teaching talent from a diverse range of faculty expertise to meet increasing student demand on campus and across the UC system.

 

Read more about the major

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UCSB-led international team evaluates anoxic marine basins as potential sites for carbon sequestration

“This applied challenge is much bigger than one research group can do and it affects people all over the world,” said biogeochemist Morgan Raven, whose research centers on organic matter in sulfidic environments.

 

Read more about leveraging the ocean’s carbon storage capability

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