What's Current in

Letters and Science

two white men with yellow and blue lines on background
Photo Credit
Courtesy
Recent UCSB graduates Matthieu Huy and Enri Lala were selected from 3,400 applicants for a fully funded year of graduate study in France.

Two UC Santa Barbara graduates receive inaugural Lafayette Fellowship

Read Article

wavy symmetrical pattern in black and white
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.
Photo Credit
Michael Gurven
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
Man stands shirtless with his arms open towards the ocean
Photo Credit
iStock

UC Santa Barbara researchers establish the Center for Longevity and Aging Studies
In Focus placeholder

Surf Battalion ROTC Ranger Challenge team records historic finish
In Focus placeholder

New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases
Caleb Luna
Photo Credit
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
Photo Credit
Matt Perko
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.
Photo Credit
Courtesy Photo

Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
Professor Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang
Photo Credit
Matt Perko
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.
Woman with black hair with red streaks and bangs wearing a red and black dress grinds pigments on stone in front of a red tiled wall
"Sandy Rodriguez: Unfolding Histories" opens at the Art, Design and Architecture Museum this winter.

New season brings new line-up of performances, art exhibitions, concerts and more
still photo from the experimental film
A 35-millimeter landscaped portrait from the "Get Shorty" press kit, as seen in "Still Film"

Experimental ‘Still Film’ interrogates cinematic memory
Subscribe to Letters and Science