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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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Size, Distribution of Termite Mounds Foretell Ecological Shifts from Climate Change in Africa's Savannas

UCSB Theater Arts Scholar Examines Life of Agnes Boulton, Wife of Playwright Eugene O'Neill

Developments in Nanobiotechnology Point to Medical Applications

Worms Point to a Link Between Cellular Glue and Cancer Growth

Multiple Planets Transiting Same Star Discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission

UCSB English Scholar Traces Evolution of Charlie Chan from Island Legend to Pop Cultural Icon to Postmodern Symbol

UCSB Feminist Studies Scholar Examines Care Work and Other Forms of Intimate Labor

New Theory about Origin of Life to Be Published by Journal of Theoretical Biology

Genomic Sequencing of Marine Sponge Published; Revealed Early Genetic Complexity and Roots of Cancer

UCSB Writing Program Welcomes New Director

UCSB Professor Sees Medical Breakthrough in New Bone Measurement Tool

Economics Professor Peter Rupert, Former Federal Reserve Adviser, Named Director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project
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