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Celebrating honors for faculty, researchers and others

Meghan Morrissey uses a micropipette in her lab.
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Matt Perko
Morrissey’s group is working to harness macrophage immune cells for novel cancer therapies.

Prof. Meghan Morrissey honored by the American Cancer Society for her work on cancer immunotherapy

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Yang Yang’s wizardry with enzymes earns him early career recognition
illustration of scientists looking a human brain
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Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award
Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis
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Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis

A&L director awarded for leadership in the arts
Denise Montell
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Matt Perko
Denise Montell

Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research
Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.
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Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.

UCSB faculty and students among the American Geophysical Union’s 2024 honorees
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Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars
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Kum-Kum Bhavnani awarded ‘for distinguished leadership’
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Expert on Latin American geography wins teaching award
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Social psychologist Brenda Major wins mentor award, launches scholarship
photograph of five students outside
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UCSB Library Award for Undergraduate Research winners (left to right): April Luce (physics), Sanjana Sujeet (environmental studies), Hanna Kawamoto (history), April Zhang (environmental studies) and Shadoe Dewitt (psychological and brain sciences). Not pictured: Audrey Gaceta (psychological and brain sciences).

Undergraduates win cash prizes for UCSB Library’s annual research award
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Mario T. García: A lifetime of achievement in Chicano/a history
photograph of Brenda Major
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Brenda Major, May 2024

Brenda Major elected to National Academy of Sciences
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