#UCSB 🤝 scientific discovery: In the only assessment of its kind by a journalistic outlet, Washington Monthly ranked UC Santa Barbara No. 37 among top U.S. research universities, both public and private. #UCSantaBarbara #ResearchUniversity #Rankings Image description for the visually impaired: 1. In a lab under blue lighting, undergrad Collin Vergel de Dios inoculates a culture to purify optogenetic proteins under the guidance of grad student Alex Maynard, highlighting UC Santa Barbara's ranking as a top research college.