# @ucsantabarbara on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc1MUYnDqAZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70032281-ucsantabarbara-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0d57d79bb7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T16:01:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Santa Barbara (@ucsantabarbara) — https://gondola.cc/ucsantabarbara

## Caption

#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.

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ucsb, researchuniversity, ucsantabarbara, rankings

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