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Two women hold hands with a man dressed as Storke Tower.
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Daniel Smith
Jen Johansen, left, academic personnel manager in the College of Creative Studies, and Lisa Blanco, right, flank "Storkie" Joshua Mejia-Padilla, financial coordinator in the sociology department.

Bringing the fun, and the food, Staff Assembly hosts appreciation event

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Side-by-side headshots of Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein
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Left to right: Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein

Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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Anti-hate event draws local and national AAPI activists to Multicultural Center
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Conference on the Americas features Chilean leader and activist Elisa Loncón Antileo
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
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‘It’s a great evening to really honor the journeys of so many aspiring young people’
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%
Alexa Bertola in a CalTrans hard hat inset in a circle above Henley Gate, UC Santa Barbara

Caltrans representative answers questions about the impending construction project on Highway 217
Professor Umesh Mishra sitting on stairs
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Matt Perko
Professor Umesh Mishra

A new leader: Professor Umesh Mishra to become dean of engineering
Mahsa Amini wears a dark top and head scarf
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Alumni and former staff member establish fellowship for Iranian women
Open books and papers from the Pananides collection at UCSB Library
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Dean and Kim Pananides donate their rare book arts press collection to UCSB Library

The fruits and flora of campus invite us to connect with our local environment
Woman with black hair with red streaks and bangs wearing a red and black dress grinds pigments on stone in front of a red tiled wall
"Sandy Rodriguez: Unfolding Histories" opens at the Art, Design and Architecture Museum this winter.

New season brings new line-up of performances, art exhibitions, concerts and more
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