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coral reef at Mo'orea

The Coral Reef Ecosystem
undergrad intern standing next to oxygen tanks

Undergraduate Student Research Experience
Portrait of Joao Pedro Oliveira
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Debra Herrick
"It is definitely a very special highlight in my composition career," said João Pedro Oliveira on receiving an award from the Guggenheim Foundation.

Composer João Pedro Oliveira is awarded a Guggenheim
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Conference on the Americas features Chilean leader and activist Elisa Loncón Antileo
Ceramic reproduction of a meat market store front.
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Ruben Diaz
Christopher Suarez, La Gaviota Meat Market, detail, 2022, ceramic

To lionize his Long Beach barrio, Christopher Suarez turns to clay
Annette Hilton on stage giving a research talk
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Jeff Liang
Hydrologist Annette Hilton is the winner of the Grad Slam Showcase 2023.

Grad Slam winner Annette Hilton wants to use data to keep tap water flowing
Harmonia Rosales, Birth of Oshun, detail, 2017, oil on canvas
Harmonia Rosales, Birth of Oshun, detail, 2017, oil on canvas

Harmonia Rosales recasts the Renaissance with West African tales from the same period
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‘It’s a great evening to really honor the journeys of so many aspiring young people’
Astor Piazzolla playing the bandoneón
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COURTESY OF UCSB LIBRARY SPECIAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS
Astor Piazzolla playing the bandoneón

Vast tango archive of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla funded for preservation
Students descend the building’s main staircase.
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Matt Perko
The ILP’s large windows and open corridors take advantage of the Southern California sunshine.

A new, fully electric facility opens just in time for spring quarter, increasing classroom capacity by 35%
aerial view of wildfire marching across a forest landscape
Where fire is a natural part of the ecosystem, it can create space and opportunities for adaptations and new species

Naturally fire-prone ecosystems tend to have more species of birds and mammals, a new study reveals
Mono Lake with bright sunshine
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Matt Perko
Mono Lake, where brine flies are a key food source for water birds.

The productivity of brine flies is tied to the overall health of salt lake ecosystems; both are in decline
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Documentary screening features Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa
Tsimané fishing with bows and arrows
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Michael Gurven
Compared to industrialized counterparts Tsimané people of lowland Bolivia have less food availability and must expend more effort to get it

Greater fat stores and blood cholesterol increase with brain volume, but beyond a certain point they are associated with faster brain aging
a close-eyed statue with brain exposed, coming into focus
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Photo illustration by Matt Perko. Original image by David Matos on Unsplash.

Researchers use artificial intelligence to hunt for human intelligence
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Carsey-Wolf Center to screen Iraq War drama “Our River ... Our Sky”
Stressed pines on a hill in southwestern Colorado.
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A climate-stressed forest in southwestern Colorado near Wolf Creek Pass.
A climate-stressed forest in southwestern Colorado near Wolf Creek Pass.

US forests face an unclear future with climate change
Corner of Embarcadero Del Mar and Pardall in Isla Vista, CA
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Jeff Liang

Regulations in place, alternative activities planned for the weekend of April 7-9
A snorkeler with camera and note pad investigates a nearly bleached coral.
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Jeff Liang
Professor Deron Burkepile observes coral in the process of bleaching in the reefs around Moorea.

Stripped to the Bone: Research in Moorea shows the presence of coral skeletons influences reef recovery after bleaching
A couple dances to cumbia in the film Yo Soy No Guapo
“Yo No Soy Guapo,” 2018, directed by Joyce Garcia

Cumbia connects nations and generations through music and dance
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