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Two Caribbean reef sharks swim past a coral-encrusted rock on a flat, sandy bottom in clear blue water.
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Caribbean reef sharks are frequent denizens of Caribbean coral reefs, and their scales certainly find their way into the region’s sand.

Two oceans, one country, 20 times the number of sharks

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women with dark skin and hair in professional sweater
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S. Shailja PhD '24, electrical and computer engineering

Dissertations in geography and electrical & computer engineering receive Lancaster awards for excellence
illustration of a group of people using social media on their phones
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When it comes to erosion of democracy, not all social media are equally harmful
Theo world map fading into blue water.
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UC Santa Barbara leads $9 million research project on ocean cycles
Icebergs float of Greenland in the arctic sea.
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Legions of icebergs brought the Atlantic circulation to its knees during the last glacial period.

Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change
concept illustration of chemical reactions using light
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Shining a light on new chemical reactions
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Understanding aging on a cellular level
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Mario T. García: A lifetime of achievement in Chicano/a history
a barnacle in a jar
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Sonia Fernandez
Sessile creatures like this barnacle were the key to determining when the oil pipeline was compromised, an event that eventually led to the oil spill

How Marine Science Institute researchers helped solve the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill
eye with circuitry blue tint

AI learns to pay covert attention
concept illustration of an active nematic fluid

Controlling the chaos of active fluids
photograph of Brenda Major
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Matt Perko
Brenda Major, May 2024

Brenda Major elected to National Academy of Sciences
the organizers of the art show, mentors and faculty advisors
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Photos by Hannah Frogge and Andrew Dang
Clockwise from top left: Kristine Joy Chua, Amy Boddy, Hannah Frogge, Kim Yasuda, Anastasia Senavsky and Emilie Risha

‘Originalia’ art show celebrates the human reproductive system
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