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Daniel Masterson, UC Santa Barbara

Political scientist Daniel Masterson named UCSB’s 7th Pahl Scholar

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Stop Asian Hate fortune cookie street art
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Michelle Bell, Chinatown Live

Asian American studies launches interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis
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Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
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East Asia Center lecture will feature expert on US-China relations
Headshots of Benjamin Brecher and Samuel Mungo bookend vintage image of an opera playbill cover
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Benjamin Brecher, far left, and Samuel Mungo, far right, co-created the version of Gustave Kerker's opera "Burning to Sing" for UC Santa Barbara's music department.

A relative of sorts of Schmigadoon, an opera pokes fun at opera
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Doctoral candidate Amelia Ritger receives award for women researchers
Chris Erdman
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Chris Erdman is a recipient of the American Academy in Rome fellowship for 2024–25.

A residency in Rome to uncover the Eternal City’s ancient voting culture
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks

A rich and unsung legacy comes to light in ‘The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks’
Holly Moeller checks on flasks of mixotrophic algae.
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Holly Moeller hopes these nondescript algae will help her uncover the intriguing lifestyle of mixotrophs and understand how environmental conditions influence their growth.

Biologist Holly Moeller investigates the role of mixotrophs, organisms that can both eat and photosynthesize
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Left to right: Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein

Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
A mountain made of multicolored pill capsules
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A new antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that existing FDA-approved antibiotics can effectively treat multidrug-resistant infections.

New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs
Hillside daisy blankets hills in yellow, with splashes of pink, orange and blue.
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California’s wildflowers have painted parts of the state in a dazzling array of colors.

Tending to our superblooms requires developing plans for people to enjoy them
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Anti-hate event draws local and national AAPI activists to Multicultural Center
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