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Four adults in farmers clothes, their faces lit, look up at a foreboding figure in a mask
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Jeff Liang
The allegory that is 'Animal Farm' examines the perils of unchecked power and privilege, the use of words as a political weapon, and revolutions that erode into regimes not unlike those they overthrew.

UCSB theater students take on Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ a fable that still bites

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seven newly commissioned UCSB ROTC student stand in a row
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Nicolas Gandolfo
UCSB's 2025 ROTC commissioned second lieutenants (from left): Ashton Yin, Kellen Tressler, Francisco Romero, Min Kim, Jordan Juceam, Alec Garcia and Lizhi "Leon" Cen

Gold bars on the beach for graduating Surfrider Battalion ROTC cadets
man with blue eyes in front of a blue laptop
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Matt Perko

How to become a more curious person, according to new research
Hayden Vega wears a lobster on his head
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Matt Perko

Real-world coral studies spark future in ocean conservation
Rocio Curiel sits among nature
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Jeff Liang

Field of dreams: Rocio Curiel’s remarkable path to graduation
color photograph of Alec Garcia in Army fatigues
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Nicolas Gandolfo

Graduating ROTC cadet draws inspiration from family, personal grit
Five Black men in different uniforms and non uniformed dress are in a group talking
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UN Photos
UN peacekeepers and members of the Malian military discuss outbreaks of violence with village residents in Mopti, Mali.

Trust in peacekeepers linked to reduced violence
Three people in graduation gowns walk past a colorful background of geometric shapes
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Matt Perko

University names winners of top student awards for Class of 2025
Jaz Gates
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Jaz Gates graduates with a mission to uplift
happy graduates
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Jeff Liang

UCSB's College of Creative Studies kicks off 2025 Commencement season
Christina Ramsey headshot
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Courtesy Photo

Graduate vocalist represents music community at UCSB Commencement
images of six galaxies taken with the James Webb Space Telescope
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M. Franco / C. Casey / COSMOS-Web collaboration
Six images of galaxies taken from nearly 800,000, from upper left to lower right: the present-day universe, and 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 billion years ago

Mapping space: Largest map of the universe announced
Dead corn and cracked earth under an orange sky.
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Warmer air can suck more moisture in dry regions and dump more rain in wet regions. New research reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.

The atmosphere’s growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains
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