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Making change, and creating justice, through art
Emily Jacobs seated, looking upward, seated in front of a backdrop of brain imagery
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Matt Perko
Emily Jacobs’ lab primarily examines how hormones affect the brain

The current landscape of women’s health — and how it might be improved
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Artist residency merges hands-on creativity and cutting-edge science
a student presents research findings
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Andrew Masuda
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering major Jessy Gonzalez explains his summer research project during a poster session sponsored by the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP).

Immersive research experiences translate into an inspiring summer for undergraduate students
concept of a quantum magnetometer
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Brian Long
A quantum magnetometer on a chip

UC Santa Barbara quantum scientists to conduct NSF-funded research to pursue quantum-scale sensor technologies
Photo illustration of a floating human brain
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Matt Perko

When the brain leaves the body, does identity move with it? Depends on who you ask.
Burned facade of Lahaina Store
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Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster/ Wikimedia commons

Unite to Light sends solar lamps and chargers to Lahaina
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Prescribed burn at North Campus Open Space will revive an ancient tradition
Palms blow in a storm.
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ChiehCheng via iStock
The El Niño Southern Oscillation influences weather patterns across the world.

El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common
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Renowned dance artist Alice Condodina connects students with dance lineage 
Student filmmakers Alessandra Puig-Santana and Tess McCormick
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Ian Kellett
Student filmmakers Alessandra Puig-Santana (left) and Tess McCormick on Santa Cruz Island

Adventuresome filmmaking meets theory, technique and environmental education
Bolivian tribe receiving health education regarding COVID-19
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Michael Gurven
A health educator conveys information about COVID-19 transmission to members of Bolivia's Tsimané population

Remoteness did little to reduce COVID-19 spread to Amazonian Tsimané
The Naked Shakes theater company in full dress for "The Death of Kings"
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Jeff Liang
"The Death of Kings" will play for three nights on campus before traveling to the Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival

Performance group Naked Shakes takes a royal thrill ride through Shakespeare’s England, and lands on a prestigious stage in Italy
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Professor Kyle Meng will serve as a senior economist in Washington
Alex Lukas
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Debra Herrick
Artist and assistant professor Alex Lukas in his studio

Documenting names crafted in public places with nails, tar, bark and bubblegum, artist Alex Lukas releases 12th edition of his fanzine
open bottle pouring out a small pool of detergent
With this method, your empty detergent bottle can be turned into more detergent

Our plastic waste can be used as raw material for detergents, thanks to an improved catalytic method
close up of brown dog's nose

Dogs can detect COVID-19 infections faster and more accurately than conventional technology, demonstrating readiness for mainstream medical applications
Archival photos of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, circa 1926 (left), and in 2000. Photos courtesy of Mary Robles.

Library collaboration showcases Santa Barbara community history
The cover of “Mighty Bad Land” with Mount Luyendyk in the background.
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Bruce Luyendyk
Peak 1070 — near one of the team’s field camps — was renamed Mount Luyendyk in honor of the author’s contribution to our knowledge of Antarctica.

‘Mighty Bad Land’: A tale of danger and discovery in West Antarctica
computer image overlaid with law symbols
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To close digital divide, lawmakers succeed when focused on education and transparency
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