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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Congratulations to Brooke Gardner, Gen Li and Grace Wu, three of UCSB’s six 2026 NSF CAREER award recipients! Meet all six: news.ucsb.edu/2026/022797/... Portraits: Courtesy images via The Current #NSFCAREER

A promotional graphic from UC Santa Barbara Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences for the 2026 NSF CAREER awards. The text reads: "Three UCSB Science faculty honored." Below are portrait photos of the three recipients with their departments: Brooke Gardner (MCDB), Gen Li (Earth Science), and Grace Wu (Environmental Studies). The bottom text reads: "Read about all six UCSB recipients In The Current. Portraits: Courtesy images via The Current."

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Have an idea connecting Indigenous studies and environmental action? Apply to UCSB’s ELI program. Admitted students can apply for up to $1,000 in Lincoln Fund project support. Apply: forms.gle/tVKHP6rGQHGQ... Photo: Courtesy of Emily Hernandez

UC Santa Barbara Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences flyer featuring a photo of two smiling students sitting outdoors on a wooden planter box. Text reads: "Indigenous studies. Environmental action. Your next project. Project grants of up to $1,000. For eligible ELI students. Apply to ELI first. Photo: Courtesy of Emily Hernandez."

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A childhood dream of capturing sunlight became a career in organic electronics. Meet Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social's next Faculty Research Lecturer, whose research and mentorship are shaping new materials and scientists. science.ucsb.edu/news/pursuit...

Thuc-Quyen Nguyen smiles while holding a large flexible sheet of organic solar-cell material.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

National recognition continues for Laura Simone Lewis. The @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social assistant professor has earned the @ampsychfdn.bsky.social Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Psychologists. Congratulations, Laura! #UCSBScienceOfMind psych.ucsb.edu/news-events/...

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

At @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, climate policy meets regional action. California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot joined students, researchers and local partners for conversations on wildfire resilience and community preparedness. Read the full story: science.ucsb.edu/news/uc-sant...

A large audience is seated in rows in a lecture hall, listening to Wade Crowfoot present on stage next to a large projector screen.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Congrats to Karen Szumlinski on the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award from @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social 🏆 From neuro research to K-6 outreach as "The Brain Lady," she's a force for science. 🧠 Full award announcement: tinyurl.com/Szumlinski-A... #Neuroscience #UCSB

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

BREAKING: Is "clean" beauty actually safe? 🚨 New @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social research shows >90% of analyzed "clean" hair products carry health hazards, exposing an "environmental injustice of beauty" for women of color. Data in The Current: news.ucsb.edu/2026/022517/...

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Congratulations to UCSB Physics researcher Skyler Palatnick, newly named a 2026 51 Pegasi b Fellow! 🔭✨ Supported by @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, he is developing metasurface optics to block starlight and reveal hidden exoplanets. Read more: news.ucsb.edu/2026/022493/... #51PegasibFellows

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The first step to modern AI? #Statistics. Huge congratulations to @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social Statistics Pioneer Sreenivasa Rao Jammalamadaka, who has just been awarded the prestigious IISA Lifetime Achievement Award! Read more about his 50-year career: science.ucsb.edu/news/statist...

Distinguished Professor Sreenivasa Rao Jammalamadaka looking forward with a gentle smile, wearing a maroon and white striped shirt.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Congrats to 4 @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social researchers named 2025 @aaas.org Fellows! 🔬 • Shelly Gable (Psychology) • Javier Read de Alaniz (Chemistry) • David Morrison (Math/Physics) • Kelly Caylor (Geography/Bren) See our legacy of Fellows since 1982: science.ucsb.edu/aaas-fellows 📸 Perko & Liang

A collage of four UC Santa Barbara professors smiling: Shelly Gable, David Morrison, Javier Read de Alaniz, and Kelly Caylor.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social ranked 14th in North America at the 86th Putnam Math Competition! Congrats to top scorers Xiaohan Zhang, Victor Bernal Ramirez, and David Qiao! 👏 Full story: science.ucsb.edu/news/mathema...

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The team, led by @gracegdhan.bsky.social and PhD students @hanpqnguyen.bsky.social and Benjamin Baker, proved the stored energy was intense enough to boil water under ambient conditions without the need for electricity.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"Breakthroughs don’t happen in silos; they happen at the boundaries." — Dean Shelly Gable Kicking off the 90th Birthday Symposium for Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger. Honoring the pioneer who cemented @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social's reputation as a global titan in materials research. 🧪

Shelly Gable stands at a podium labeled “UC Santa Barbara” in a lecture hall, presenting in front of a large projected slide that reads “Celebrating Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger’s 90th Birthday,” with a graphic background showing an aerial view of the UC Santa Barbara campus and coastline.

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

From plant genetics to fire-prone landscapes. Welcome to our colleagues in EEMB & Geography! ▪️ Jesús Martínez-Gómez, Audrey Thellman, Yong Zhou ▪️ Brian Codding #Ecology #Geography #UCSB

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

From exoplanets to sustainable energy. Welcome to our colleagues in Physics & Chemistry! ▪️ Prateek Agrawal, Brendan Bowler, Caitlin Casey ▪️ Grace Han (@gracegdhan.bsky.social) #UCSBPhysics #Chemistry #STEM

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New year, new discoveries. We are proud to welcome our newest faculty to the Division of Mathematical, Life, & Physical Sciences at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. 🧵 Meet the researchers joining us this year:

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UCSB Science | UC Santa Barbara @ucsbscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Hello, Bluesky! 🦋 We are the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences at UC Santa Barbara. Follow along to see how we're changing the world from the edge of the Pacific. 🌊 🔭

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