UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

March 24, 2026

▤ Top News

Child draws with markers

New study explores links between early-life gut microbiome and neurodevelopment

Researchers join an international effort to better understand early biological influences on neurodevelopment.

 

Read more about the links

Shuji Nakamura sits next to three lamps

Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura to receive honorary doctorate from University of Oxford

Inventor of the blue LED and winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, Nakamura will receive the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa.

 

Read more about the honor

Daniel Masterson stands at the bluffs over the ocean with the sunset behind him

Political scientist Daniel Masterson named UCSB’s 7th Pahl Scholar

The assistant professor will lead a new research initiative on the aftermath of deportation, including life trajectories, migration choices and reintegration in Honduras.

 

Read more about Masterson

More News

▤ Featured Events

Women's Tennis player oncourt

Women’s Tennis vs Long Beach State

Wednesday, April 1

The Gauchos take on the Beach at Arnhold Tennis Center.

Peter Finch in

Connectivity: Network

Saturday, April 4

A screening of the classic film is introduced by Jason Ludwig of film and media studies, who will discuss its relationship to the Carsey-Wolf Center series Connectivity.

Image from

CWC Global: The Burning

Tuesday, April 7

Filmmaker Isabella Alexander-Nathani joins Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky of global studies for a post-screening discussion of the documentary about Africa’s refugee crisis.

More Events

Explore

Arts

Science & Technology 

Society & Culture 

Campus & Community   

Events

Facebook TwitterInstagramLinkedInSubscribe to RSS feeds

Choose the emails you would like to receive by managing your preferences.

 

If you do not wish to receive any emails from UC Santa Barbara Institutional Advancement (this includes event invitations, newsletters, networking opportunities and stories of philanthropy), you can opt out of them ALL.


Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.
View this email online.

UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US

This email was sent to frank@amigos805.com.
To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.