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two ucsb students and the manager of the campus bike shop with a pile of old bike tires
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Matt Perko
Environmental studies undergrads Sophia Long (left) and Virginia Such with A.S. Bike Shop Manager Adam Jahnke, April 2026

UCSB environmental studies team launches tire recycling program at A.S. Bike Shop

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Too Much Information
Illustration of human body with blue hue in blue circle

With a Probing Eye
Dancers posing dramatically in a group on stage

Delight in the Arts

Not Just for the Gods
Experimental optical setup in physics lab

A Different Kind of Chaos
A mechanical wheel topped with a tarp-like cover tiled in solar panels sits in a green river surrounded by green foliage

Catching Plastic at Its Source
Pink cells on a purple background

From Droplet to Discovery
Two silver colored fish swim above a red coral reef in dark blue water

Healing Our Ocean
Humpback whale's tail above water against city skyline

Safe Harbor

Life Imitates Mica
Sunset at the Itenez River

Fulbright Amazonia
People sit watching erupting volcano in the distance

The Earth’s Newest Secret
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