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portraits of ucsb political scientists Matto Mildenberger and Neil Narang against the backdrop of the White House
Political scientists Matto Mildenberger (left) and Neil Narang

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Two students look at the UCSB Reads book exhibition
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Courtesy UCSB Library
The university’s award-winning common book program is the focus of "Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads," on display until Dec. 11.

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Joao Oliveira
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Debra Herrick

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three people standing facing viewer
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Matt Perko
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and birthday celebrant Alan Heeger, center, flanked by his wife Ruth, right, and symposium organizer, CPOS Director Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

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Black historical images
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Courtesy

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Oil droplets suspended in water.
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Carther via iStock
Small, naturally occurring droplets could have accelerated the development of early life.

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book shelves in library
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Jeff Liang

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The table of contents from Mona May's book, “The Fashion of Clueless”
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Courtesy Insight Editions
The looks May created for the film helped define a generation and solidified fashion as a key character in the story.

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color portrait photograph of Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Alan Liu
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Matt Perko
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Alan Liu, January 2026

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scientist at work
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Matt Perko
A researcher in the lab of Stephen Wilson, whose group studies how magnetic interactions can produce unusual states of matter relevant to quantum research.

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A river meanders through green jungle on the edge of a large city.
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Thiago Japyassu via Unsplash
Yellow fever cases have begun to rise, spilling over the expanding border between the forest and urban areas.

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Headshot of Michael V. Drake
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Michael V. Drake, M.D.

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A super cargo ship is tended to by cranes and trucks in a commercial terminal. Lights from the port brighten the dimming sky, with mountains and low clouds in the distance.
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SHansche via iStock
Curtailing overconsumption may be the easiest target for reducing the societal and environmental impacts of climate change.

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molecules in blue
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Anusorn Nakdee/iStock

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Black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr at the Lincolm Memorial during the 1968 March on Washington
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National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons
Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963

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Sunlight streams down through the kelp forest canopy.
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UC Santa Barbara
Declines in water clarity are a pressing concern for coastal ecosystems.

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female student reads on bench outside
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Matt Perko