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UCSB historians Ya Zuo and Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky awarded Stanford humanities fellowships
People discuss matters of water policy over an aquifer.
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The more stakeholders are included in policy planning, the better those policies protect them
school of bluefin tuna

New research finds that more than 90% of global aquaculture faces substantial risk from environmental change
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People in power who are guilt-prone are less likely to be corrupt
Archeological remains from El Gigante
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Thomas Harper
Botanical remains from El Gigante.

Lessons in sustainability, evolution and human adaptation — courtesy of the Holocene
Group photo of ROTC commissioning event
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Sara Villacorta
UC Santa Barbara ROTC Surf Battalion commissioning ceremony

Promoting adaptability and compassion, Army ROTC Surfrider Battalion commissions new officers to ‘serve those they lead’
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Researchers at the 2023 Mellichamp Mind & Machine Intelligence Summit contemplate and discuss the state of artificial intelligence
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Jeff Liang

And just like that … a new crop of Gaucho grads takes a bow
Professor William Davies King with a collection of cracker boxes
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Matt Perko
William Davies King with part of his collection of Cheez-It cracker boxes

Expansive collections of ‘things of no value,’ nearly 10,000 items worth nothing, at heart of new Red Barn art exhibition
The symmetrical pattern of a cable-stayed bridge from below.
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Comparing the complexity of scientific theories is challenging. Mathematical symmetry can provide an excellent guide.

Sharpening Occam’s Razor
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Matt Perko

‘Stewards of our fragile and precious environment,’ Bren students lauded at Commencement
Juneteenth mural
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Juneteenth Legacy Project
"Absolute Equality" mural in Galveston, Texas, commemorating Juneteenth

Teaching Juneteenth: a history lesson in slavery and freedom
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New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck will perform in UCSB Arts & Lectures' upcoming season.

With its new season of performances and programs UCSB Arts & Lectures promises to ‘spark joy’
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Jessie Ward
On the eve of their graduation, departing seniors look back on their time, and growth, as Gauchos

Graduating seniors look back on their college experience by revisiting themselves as freshmen
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Dean’s award and other prizes recognize scholastic achievement in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts
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Debra Herrick
Lily Melendez

Her experience with food insecurity sparked new graduate Lily Melendez’s passion for sustainable food studies
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Mike Eliason

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for 2023 graduates
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Capping off their doctoral work at UCSB, historian Sergey Salushchev and microbiologist Thomas Lankiewicz win the university's dissertation award
Chloe Zhang

Chloe Zhang graduates with a doctorate in school psychology and a passion for helping children from marginalized communities
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Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen receives double honors for her work on organic photovoltaics
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