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Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Still from 'Inversion Therapy,' 2019

The Museum of Modern Art premieres Shana Moulton’s ‘Meta/Physical Therapy’

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April 16, 2024

Computer scientist William Wang receives prestigious early career technical achievement award

April 15, 2024

Pioneering translation’s artistry

April 11, 2024

Whale-saving cargo ship speed tracking program heads east

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A Chumash cultural burn reignites ancient practice for wildland conservation

In Focus

April 22, 2024

UCSB Library awarded $350,000 to digitize prewar American music recordings

April 19, 2024

Student-led art show explores perspectives on reproductive biology

April 17, 2024

Renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés to deliver inspirational talk for UCSB Arts & Lectures

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woman in medical inversion device with astral background image

Shana Moulton, Still from 'Inversion Therapy,' 2019

April 18, 2024

The Museum of Modern Art premieres Shana Moulton’s ‘Meta/Physical Therapy’

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Suzanne Jill Levine, UC Santa Barbara distinguished professor emerita of Latin American literature and recipient of the 2024 PEN/Ralph Manheim Award for Translation

April 15, 2024

Pioneering translation’s artistry

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Umberto Diecinove

March 26, 2024

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability

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Ehrhard Pfeiffer

700 Palms, Venice, California, Ehrlich Architects

March 11, 2024

Archive of multicultural modernist architect Steven Ehrlich adds to UCSB art museum collection

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April 16, 2024

Computer scientist William Wang receives prestigious early career technical achievement award

2024 Goldwater scholars

Clockwise, from left: Matthew Unger, Riya Nilkrant, Xuanwei Liang, Isaac Hair, Anika Jena

April 11, 2024

Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars

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NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Conger and Elizabeth Josephson

North Atlantic right whale mother and calf as seen from a research drone called a hexacopter

April 11, 2024

Whale-saving cargo ship speed tracking program heads east

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Sonia Fernandez

The CoastSnap cradle on the steps to East Campus Beach

April 10, 2024

UC Santa Barbara researchers launch CoastSnap, citizen science initiative to monitor coastal changes

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Trevor Auldridge-Reveles, March 2024

April 8, 2024

Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.

Black man with trays of different insects

Umberto Diecinove

March 26, 2024

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability

Jigna Desai - a woman with dark hair and glasses with brown skin

Professor Jigna Desai, director of UCSB's Center for Feminist Futures

March 18, 2024

Center for Feminist Futures: A commitment to liberatory knowledge and action

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March 13, 2024

‘In the Shadow of the Seawall’ tackles coastal land use dilemmas in the age of sea level rise

Portrait of Jennifer Ja Birchim

“My favorite spot on campus is Campus Point. My kids learned how to surf there, and that is where I surf as well as my husband. It is an important place for me because my kids have spent so much of their life down there.” —Jennifer Ja Birchim

April 22, 2024

From rental listings to dispute resolution, housing officer Jennifer Ja Birchim focuses on student support

2024 Goldwater scholars

Clockwise, from left: Matthew Unger, Riya Nilkrant, Xuanwei Liang, Isaac Hair, Anika Jena

April 11, 2024

Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars

April 11, 2024

50 years mapping the world

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Second-year environmental sciences major Matthew Schoen, March 2024

April 1, 2024

Environmental Leadership Incubator project launches campus shoe drive

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Ocean Solutions

Working to preserve the world’s oceans

Natural Reserve System landscape of SNARL

Stewards of Nature

A multimedia series to highlight UCSB's Natural Reserve System

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Channel for Discovery

Learnings revealed from the Santa Barbara Channel