For “Beyond the Classroom: Special Research Collections,” Director Cathy Williams leads a video tour of the department’s reading rooms and exhibition space, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the ...

UC Santa Barbara Library has digitized the papers of celebrated physicist and string theorist Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018), creating a comprehensive online archive that offers unparalleled access to ...

Eckart Meiburg's research interests lie in the general area of fluid dynamics and transport phenomena. His group primarily employs the tools of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), in particular highly ...

UC Santa Barbara professor Sarah Poot Herrera has built a cross-border scholarly network through her research on Sor Juana and Mexican literature, fostering collaboration, mentorship and cultural ...

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly ...

Alexander Cho is a media scholar, digital design researcher, critical theorist, and pop culture geek. His research combines critical race theory, queer theory, design thinking, and ethnography to ...

Using an optogenetic platform developed in biologist Max Wilson's lab to screen hundreds of thousands of compounds, researchers discover dozens of small molecules that can selectively amplify the body ...

An expert in digital communication and equity, Amy Gonzales is interested in the psychological and tangible consequences of internet-based social interactions, and her work aims to advance theoretical ...