@ucsb-cs.bsky.socialIs AI reshaping the internet and human mind simultaneously? 🤔
Join CS Professor Arpit Gupta & CS Affiliate Miguel Eckstein at the UCSB Library's next AI in Action Lecture on 9/29 at 4 PM to learn more! 🌐 🧠
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@ucsblibrary.bsky.socialStarting college comes with a learning curve! 🎓 ✨
Recent @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social grads shared their top advice for new students:
🌟 Say 'yes' to new opportunities
💡 Use available resources early
💙 Give yourself grace
⏳ Cherish every moment!
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social#UCSB's Leah Stokes is bringing urgency to the fight to save the planet with "The Carbon Wave" 📚 It’s a memoir of when she worked with the Biden administration to enact the Inflation Reduction Act, viewed as the most consequential environmental legislation in decades. https://ow.ly/mK5f50ZPSIR
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialNew findings out of #UCSB add rare incidence data to dementia research among Indigenous peoples.
"Under their traditional lifeways, the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia is low, but it may not be as low as we originally thought."
Full story: https://ow.ly/hn8c50ZQKBb
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social#UCSB is a top university in U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges rankings 🏆🎉 The campus earned 11 high-ranking spots across multiple categories in the publication's latest annual assessment, including No. 14 among all U.S. public institutions.
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialAs public opinion sways between the benefits and risks of AI’s rapid rise into everyday life, #UCSB Library’s "AI in Action" speaker series returns this fall with insight from researchers on how the technology is reshaping modern computing and human cognition.
Full story: https://ow.ly/oY6J50ZPKi3
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialResearchers at #UCSB, University of Toronto and Zhejiang University have found that using A.I.-based tools can help disabled workers improve their performance.
Full story: https://ow.ly/c9FO50ZO6jr
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social#UCSB has been selected as a winner in the prestigious 2026 AWS Champions Program, which recognizes organizations, educational institutions and industry leaders that are setting new benchmarks for real-world impact through cloud technology 🏆💻
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialKnown for strengths in the sciences and engineering as well as the humanities, #UCSB is a top public university in the U.S. according to Forbes 🏆 The publication ranked the Top 25 Public Colleges for 2027 based on factors including graduation rates, student debt, alumni salaries and achievements 🔬🌊💙
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialA new collaboration between researchers at #UCSB and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is bringing A.I. modeling the behavior of extreme plasmas relevant to nuclear fusion and other high-energy-density environments.
Full story: https://ow.ly/CAao50ZNroA
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialSix #UCSB junior faculty members have been selected for 2026 NSF CAREER awards, one of NSF’s most prestigious awards, given "in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education." 🏆
Full story: https://ow.ly/of9M50ZMKxp
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialA new fund at #UCSB will help students transform ideas at the intersection of Indigenous studies and environmental action into projects with community impact 🤝 Full story: https://ow.ly/KjrK50ZLEvH
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialAllowing mothers to bring babies to work sounds like a straightforward way to support breastfeeding. New research from #UCSB's Kathrine Starkweather suggests it may not be enough.
"Paid parental leave [is] central to the conversation," Starkweather explained.
Full story: https://ow.ly/zHR150ZM1WC
@ucsb-cs.bsky.socialEvery CGI film you've watched was shaped by research done at UCSB! 🎬 CS Affiliate Prof. Pradeep Sen and researchers received ACM SIGGRAPH's Test of Time Award for their pioneering 2015 paper.
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@ucsantabarbara.bsky.socialAn international group of scientists including researchers from #UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management have joined forces to urge U.N. delegates to introduce a mandatory measurement and reporting component to the Global Plastics Treaty.