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Staff luncheon on the Lagoon Green with Storke Tower in the background
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Jeff Liang

In appreciation of campus staff
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Breaking boundaries: UCSB grad students win prestigious Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
Three costumed actors - two men and one women - on a darkened stage
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Jeff Liang
“Indecent” tells the story of the 1906 play, “God of Vengeance,” by Sholem Asch.

A dreamlike history play that resonates today
cars driving up State Street

The state of State
Headshot of Sabrina Strings a Black woman with yellow shirt and drop earings
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Black Studies Professor Sabrina Strings

How the romantic institution props-up a racialized dating landscape
portrait in black and white of possibly Asian American woman with red dots in background
Chiho Harazaki, Shippo, detail, 2023

‘Positive Exposure: SoCal Asian American Art' exhibit features UCSB grad student and alumni artists
A promotional image from the film "The Citizen" depicts a man with dark hair on a payphone, with a NYC backdrop
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“The Citizen” provides a gripping commentary on the sociopolitical landscape of the U.S. and the everyday struggles of Arab-Americans after 9/11

‘The Citizen’ examines the immigrant experience in a post-9/11 world — with echoes that resonate today

Artist Lisa Jevbratt explores history of invasive plants through textiles and data visualization
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Opera Gala combines song, dance, multimedia and a live orchestra
kacie ring with blue background young white woman
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Jeff Liang
A Ph.D. student in ecology, evolution and marine biology, Kacie Ring placed second in the UC Grad Slam.

UCSB’s Kacie Ring triumphs at UC Grad Slam, places second, wins people’s choice
A mantis shrimp emerges from its burrow to confront a rival.
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Roy Caldwell
These territorial crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals.

Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes
Black woman lying on ground partially submerged by light or water
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Hope Okere
A still from "movement:::Water / movement:::Support," choreographed by Hope Okere

UCSB’s MFA thesis show ‘Incandescent’ explores interconnectedness of humans and nature
The graduating class of 2018
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Matt Perko

Sign me up: staff stalwarts help keep commencement running
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Scholars discuss Black reparations in California
young woman smiling
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College of Creative Studies biology student Ashley Yeh '24

Creative Studies student earns coveted Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for neuroscience
Two workers in white coveralls and masks examine solar cells in a cleanroom.
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Alternatives to silicon-based solar cells could allow solar panel production to move out of cleanrooms like this.

UCSB pioneers a low-energy process for high-performance solar cells
mother nursing baby

Researchers find that a new mother’s immune status varies with her feeding strategy
Image of Black Studies professor on gray background
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Matt Perko
Jeffrey C. Stewart

Historian Jeffrey Stewart elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for his work in the visual arts
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Very Important Trees Tour imparts knowledge, inspires appreciation of campus plants
Researcher's new book and portrait

How to build and protect skills in our modern workplace, a world filled with AI and robots
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