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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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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-quyen Nguyen

Professors Thuc-Quyen Nguyen and Carlos G. Levi are elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Professor Kathleen Moore
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Professor Kathleen Moore, February 2023

UC Santa Barbara receives federal grant to create humanities-based minors
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From "Phantom Waves" by George Legrady

George Legrady's Phantom Waves, new algorithmic art
A family, made up of a couple and their three children, in the Amazon stands together smiling.
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The Tsimane are an indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon

Researchers uncover natural selection for traits associated with immunity and metabolism in Tsimane and Moseten genomes
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UC Santa Barbara researchers establish the Center for Longevity and Aging Studies
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Surf Battalion ROTC Ranger Challenge team records historic finish
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New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases
Caleb Luna
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Debra Herrick

Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar centers fat experiences in poetry and cultural critique
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference
Christopher Parker sits forward in a leather chair with his fingers intertwined, the cover of Perspectives in Politics behind him.
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Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
Professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang
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Professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang, December 2022

How visiting professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang fled war-torn Cameroon with her family — and what happens next
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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