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Jeff Liang

California prepares to accelerate quantum research and industry

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Matt Perko

UCSB among the world’s most influential research universities for science impact
Earth from space, centered on North America
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NASA

Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information
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Matt Perko
UCSB's Wendy Eley Jackson

UCSB filmmaker Wendy Eley Jackson’s ‘The Other Roe’ at SBIFF
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Book cover detail for "When Rebels Win" by Kai Thaler (Cornell University Press, 2025).

Why some rebel victories build states — and others break them
portraits of ucsb political scientists Matto Mildenberger and Neil Narang against the backdrop of the White House
Political scientists Matto Mildenberger (left) and Neil Narang

UCSB scholars join podcast recap of national headlines from 2025
Joao Oliveira
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Debra Herrick

João Pedro Oliveira named 2025 Fromm Music Foundation composer
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Matt Perko
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and birthday celebrant Alan Heeger, center, flanked by his wife Ruth, right, and symposium organizer, CPOS Director Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

UCSB Chemistry Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger celebrates his 90th birthday with a symposium in his honor
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Douglass Day at UCSB invites the public to transcribe Black history
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Mexican-American Dreamer Julissa Arce wins Luis Leal literary award
Oil droplets suspended in water.
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Small, naturally occurring droplets could have accelerated the development of early life.

Electrifying biology in a bubble
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Jeff Liang

How books helped make computers mainstream
The table of contents from Mona May's book, “The Fashion of Clueless”
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The looks May created for the film helped define a generation and solidified fashion as a key character in the story.

How ‘Clueless’ used costumes to create its characters
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