Mathematical, Life and Physical Sciences

Hear from lead researchers Joaquín Madrid Larrañaga & Bhavna Shamasunder on why we need federal standards now. Proud to partner with @BW4WLA, @SilentSpringIns & @ColumbiaMSPH on this crucial study. cc: @UofCalifornia #CleanBeauty #EnvironmentalJustice

BREAKING: Is "clean" beauty actually safe? 🚨 New @ucsantabarbara 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/cl…

@ucprez @ucsantabarbara @UCSB_Baseball So glad you enjoyed the 'magical' atmosphere of our campus, @ucprez! You're welcome in our labs and research centers whenever you’re back at the beach. 🔬✨

I just got back from a visit to @ucsantabarbara. I had the opportunity to meet with remarkable students, faculty, and staff, and even got to see @UCSB_Baseball in action #GoGauchos. It's a magical place. I'll be sharing more about my time there on my Substack, The Gold and the Blue, Volume 22, soon.

The "long game" of science is fueled by the remarkable people @ucprez met during his visit! We are so proud of our faculty and students for making @ucsantabarbara such a brilliant place to conduct research.

Huge news! @ucsantabarbara ecologists Deron Burkepile and Yong Zhou have been named 2026 @ESA_org Fellows. Congratulations on this incredible recognition of your ecosystem and climate mitigation research! Read more: news.ucsb.edu/in-focus/ucsb-…

Congrats to @UCSBPhysics researcher Skyler Palatnick, a 2026 51 Pegasi b Fellow! Backed by @HSFdn, he's designing metasurface optics to block starlight and reveal hidden exoplanets. Read more: news.ucsb.edu/2026/022493/de… #51PegasibFellows

The first step to modern AI? Statistics. Congrats to @ucsantabarbara statistics pioneer Sreenivasa Rao Jammalamadaka on winning the 2026 IISA Lifetime Achievement Award! Read about his 50-year career bridging math and engineering: science.ucsb.edu/news/statistic…

As we approach Earth Month, listen to @ucsantabarbara Professor Debra Perrone on @NPR's Short Wave podcast discussing the global groundwater crisis and how we can solve it. 🎧 Listen here (jump to 6:11): npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-… #EarthMonth #UCSBScience

A proud day for #UCSBScience. Congratulations to our four newest AAAS Fellows!

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

The results are in! @ucsantabarbara ranked 14th overall in North America at the 86th Putnam Math Competition. Huge congrats to the top three scorers who led the team: Xiaohan Zhang, Victor Bernal Ramirez, and David Qiao! 👏 Read the full story: science.ucsb.edu/news/mathemati…

#UCSB researchers have identified the mechanism by which Bordetella bacteria promote the colonization of mammalian airways. This mechanism, if interrupted, could lead to novel therapies for diseases like whooping cough in humans and kennel cough in dogs: ow.ly/he5v50Yn2Cw

UCSB Science researchers developed a "liquid battery" that captures sunlight and releases it as heat on demand. Published today in @ScienceMagazine, the new material boasts an energy density roughly double that of a standard lithium-ion battery. science.ucsb.edu/news/bottling-…

We traded lab coats for t-shirts for this one!🧪🏀 Huge turnout from the Division of Mathematical, Life, & Physical Sciences to cheer on @UCSB_WBB Thursday night. Congrats on the 69-61 win over @ucdaviswbb. The Thunderdome energy was unmatched. #GoGauchos #UCSB #UCSBScience

"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's reputation as a global titan in materials research. 🧪 #UCSB

Meet the full cohort across Math, Stats, Earth Science, and Psychology: science.ucsb.edu/news/welcoming…

From plant genetics to fire-prone landscapes. Welcome to @eembucsb & @ucsbgeog! ▪️Jesús Martínez-Gómez, Audrey Thellman, Yong Zhou▪️Brian Codding #Ecology #Geography #UCSB

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

Welcome to the new timeline for the Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences (MLPS) at @ucsantabarbara. Follow us to connect with the discoveries shaping our future. 🌍🔬