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A cyclists speeds down a bike path.
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Matt Perko
Integrating infrastructure for pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles makes for a healthier, more vibrant community.

New dashboard maps bike safety across Santa Barbara County

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UC Santa Barbara again named ‘Best Place to Work’
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Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal? Not for rural subsistence populations, say researchers
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How art opens the mind: Professor Jonathan Schooler’s research on the cognitive effects of art
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Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award
artist rendition of asteroid hitting Earth's atmosphere

Researchers model airbursts, a common yet little-understood cosmic impact process
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UCSB, Community Environmental Council to hold Living with Fire Summit
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UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments
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Chris Jenkins filming in South Sudan

Film & media studies instructor awarded Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship
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Elena Zhukova
Exercising with battle ropes is a popular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find
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Capps Center fall lineup: queer nuns, election-year politics and Latinx environmentalism
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Jane Callister, from the series ”Imaginary Film Stills from a Movie that Never Existed”

Exploring the connection between memory and film through art
Denise Montell
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Denise Montell

Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research
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