Quantum Computing Startup in Santa Barbara Gets $54 Million from UC Investments Science & Tech By Callie Fausey Qolab, co-founded by Nobel Prize–winning physicist and UC Santa Barbara professor John Martinis, is developing new quantum technologies and expanding global partnerships to solve real world problems.
Eric Schmidt, Santa Barbara Resident and Former Google CEO, Signs ‘We Must Act Now’ AI Statement Science & Tech By Izadora Hamm Statement warning of “large-scale job displacement” comes on the heels of Schmidt’s ‘New York Times’ guest essay on “Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.”
Research Funding for UC Santa Barbara and Other Universities Doesn’t Make the Cut Science & Tech By Callie Fausey A $12 billion state bond measure missed the deadline for the November 2026 ballot.
Vast Botanical Data Help Solve Darwin’s Puzzle of Why Some Exotic Plants Become Pests Science & Tech By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB's 'The Current'
UC Santa Barbara’s David Gross Wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Science & Tech By Shelly Leachman, UCSB’s ‘The Current’
Researchers Uncover ‘Treasure Trove’ of Bioactive Molecules in Coral Reefs Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ‘The Current’
Sonic Booms from Artemis II’s Return to Earth May Reach Santa Barbara County Science & Tech By Jackson Friedman
Watching Art Films Can Make You a More Creative Thinker Science & Tech By Debra Herrick, UCSB's 'The Current'
Blood Moon Rising: Total Lunar Eclipse Visible in Santa Barbara Science & Tech By Christina McDermott
UC Santa Barbara Startup Builds Software to Speed Drug Discovery Science & Tech By Cameron Walker, UCSB's 'The Current'