As every artist knows, one way to catch a viewer’s eye is a jarring juxtaposition. Take the original poster for Stephen Sondheim’s 1976 musical “Pacific Overtures,” currently on display at the UC ...

Have you ever come back from a blissful, disconnected vacation — swearing that you would bring this new, low-tech approach back to your daily life — and a few days later, felt as if the stream of ...

A panel of tribal authorities, legal experts and scholars will discuss “Indigenous Religious Traditions and Law in the Current Political Moment,” hosted by UC Santa Barbara’s Walter H. Capps Center ...

Paul Leonardi’s research, teaching and consulting focus on helping companies to create and share knowledge more effectively. He is interested in how implementing new technologies and harnessing the ...

Liming Zhang aims to develop new techniques for synthesizing a range of different compounds, particularly via catalytic platforms. By developing efficient and selective synthetic processes, he hopes ...

Robert Krut grew up devouring books by Raymond Carver and the Beat Poets, heavily influenced by the short story writer’s sparse prose and the latters’ collective bent toward romantic fearlessness. To ...

A new research facility at UC Santa Barbara is set to transform the pace and scope of biotechnology. The BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (ExFAB), supported by a ...

Translations have shaped how readers around the world understand Latin American literature. From Gabriel García Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” to the dialogue-driven novels of Manuel Puig, ...

Painting a rich picture of a campus known for its innovative spirit, dynamic culture and vibrant community, a host of recent rankings uphold UC Santa Barbara’s status as a leading university across a ...

The trade of totoaba has all the intrigue of a crime thriller. Dollars and drugs change hands as a criminal cartel vies against the government. Communities and endangered species are caught in the ...

Artist Joan Mitchell’s bold, lyrical canvases made her one of the defining voices of Abstract Expressionism — and one of the few women to claim an enduring place in the movement’s history. A century ...