<p>"Some would consider UCSB to be a "powerhouse UC"
5 nobel prizes since 1998!"</p>
<p>SORT of...</p>
<p>Many of these nobel laureates did their work elsewhere and UCSB was simply lucky enough to snatch them up in time to claim their prize. For example, Finn Kydland, 2004 winner for economics, did all of his prize-winning work over a period of many years at Carnegie-Mellon then came to UCSB the summer of 2004. Three months later, before he even would get to settle into his office, he would win the Nobel Prize... and UCSB gets to claim credit.</p>
<p>If UCSB gets to rightfully claim credit for anything, it's clairvoyance.</p>