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Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN
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Haochen Wang, ChuanNan Li, Van de Walle group
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN

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A half-corroded barrel seeps toxic waste into the seafloor.
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Courtesy Image
Untold amounts of toxic waste were carelessly, though legally, disposed of off the California coast. Their presence continues to haunt human and wildlife health.

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a natural dune formation on a sandy beach
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City of Santa Monica

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Two women hold hands with a man dressed as Storke Tower.
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Daniel Smith
Jen Johansen, left, academic personnel manager in the College of Creative Studies, and Lisa Blanco, right, flank "Storkie" Joshua Mejia-Padilla, financial coordinator in the sociology department.

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A scuba diver swims in a kelp forest
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Courtesy of NPS

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fist punch to gavel in front of red curtain
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Illustration by Matt Perko
In “Fighting Mad,” UCSB professor Laury Oaks examines how infant surrender policies are being used to justify restrictions on reproductive choice—and the ongoing fight for reproductive justice in the post-Roe era.

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3D rendering of a polymer chain
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iStock
A 3D rendering of a polymer chain

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headshot of Pico Gilman
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Second-year Pico Gilman ’27 placed sixth in the Putnam Math Competition, leading UCSB to its best-ever finish.

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historical map of US with text in Spanish and flowers
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Illustration by Matt Perko
Flower picking as a metaphor for rediscovery — professor emerita Víctor Fuentes’ "Florilegio" gathers centuries of overlooked Spanish-language literature from the U.S.

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Electrical and computer engineering professor in his lab
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Matt Perko
Daniel Blumenthal

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An avocado cut in half displayed on a yellow background
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iStock / Olena Kovalova

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A black and white photograph of two people in the atomic devastation of World War II in Hiroshima, Japan
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Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Department of Energy
Hiroshima, November 27, 1945

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The Earth gradually becoming whiter.
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Matt Perko
On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climates trajectory.

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Black Studies professor in front of an art installation
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Matt Perko
Sharon Tettegah

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A man and a woman behind a standing microphone, circa 1930
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Diane Corwin Okarski
"Poet Laureate of Radio" Norman Corwin, left, and actor Peggy Burt, right, performing on the “Magic Key of RCA” in the late 1930s.

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Black man hands blue card to white man on stage
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Willie E. May, left, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, inducts chemical engineering professor M. Scott Shell, right, as a Fellow.

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concept illustration of robot collective acting like a tool
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Brian Long/UCSB
Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight

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color photograph of a writing teacher michelle petty
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Matt Perko
Michelle Petty, February 2024