Full Issue | Fall/Winter 2025
Welcome to our fall/winter issue! Two UC Santa Barbara professors, Michel Devoret and John Martinis, have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work they did together. Their reactions — and the science behind their breakthrough — are the focus of our cover story. Another highlight is a photo essay capturing Chancellor Dennis Assanis’ first few months on campus.
Also featured in this edition: a look back at artist and professor Kip Fulbeck’s “The Hapa Project,” exploring multiracial identity in America; a portrait of marine scientist Ben Halpern and why his new findings are critical to ocean health; physicist Ania Jayich’s reflections on her past as a tennis phenom, and how she brought that same grit and focus from the court to the lab.
And, as always, there are highlights from across campus and lively alumni features aplenty. Get to reading!
