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1880-1893 medical watercolor image of polycystic kidney
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Teniswood, George Francis, "Polycystic kidney," Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, c1880-1893 CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Watercolor drawing showing two views of a polycystic kidney. One shows the external surface of the kidney, the other when the organ is bisected. Drawing given to the Museum by Dr. Draper Mackinder, MD, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

A ‘magic bullet’ for polycystic kidney disease in the making

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Inaugural Joseph Connell fellowship supports graduate field ecology in honor of late biologist
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UCSB historians Ya Zuo and Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky awarded Stanford humanities fellowships
People discuss matters of water policy over an aquifer.
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iStock/ Matt Perko

The more stakeholders are included in policy planning, the better those policies protect them
man refusing envelope of cash

People in power who are guilt-prone are less likely to be corrupt
Archeological remains from El Gigante
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Thomas Harper
Botanical remains from El Gigante.

Lessons in sustainability, evolution and human adaptation — courtesy of the Holocene
Group photo of ROTC commissioning event
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Sara Villacorta
UC Santa Barbara ROTC Surf Battalion commissioning ceremony

Promoting adaptability and compassion, Army ROTC Surfrider Battalion commissions new officers to ‘serve those they lead’
concept of human and machine intelligence working together

Researchers at the 2023 Mellichamp Mind & Machine Intelligence Summit contemplate and discuss the state of artificial intelligence
Professor William Davies King with a collection of cracker boxes
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Matt Perko
William Davies King with part of his collection of Cheez-It cracker boxes

Expansive collections of ‘things of no value,’ nearly 10,000 items worth nothing, at heart of new Red Barn art exhibition
The symmetrical pattern of a cable-stayed bridge from below.
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Gwoeii via iStock
Comparing the complexity of scientific theories is challenging. Mathematical symmetry can provide an excellent guide.

Sharpening Occam’s Razor
Juneteenth mural
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Juneteenth Legacy Project
"Absolute Equality" mural in Galveston, Texas, commemorating Juneteenth

Teaching Juneteenth: a history lesson in slavery and freedom
A tall grey tower against a bright blue sky
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Mike Eliason

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for 2023 graduates
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Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen receives double honors for her work on organic photovoltaics
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