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Celebrating honors for faculty, researchers and others

Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman
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Left to right: Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman

‘The embodiment of scientific excellence and service’

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Michelle Petty, February 2024

Black linguistic justice wins recognition in academia
Daniela Soto at her lab bench
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Daniela Soto

UCSB postdoc receives competitive award to investigate the genetic changes that shaped the human mind
color photograph of writer Manuel Munoz standing on a staircase
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
2023 MacArthur Fellow Manuel Muñoz

Manuel Muñoz wins Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature
Meghan Morrissey behind lab equipment.
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Matt Perko
Meghan Morrissey

‘Brave and bold’ new strategies for cancer immunotherapy
Professor David Tilman
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UC Santa Barbara
David Tilman

Professor David Tilman awarded National Medal of Science for revealing the importance of biodiversity
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Yang Yang’s wizardry with enzymes earns him early career recognition
Beautiful Black woman sitting in a dark theater with a prop box of popcorn
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Matt Perko
UCSB lecturer and producer Wendy Eley Jackson spotlights advocacy in a compelling new documentary.

In the theater with Wendy Eley Jackson: ‘Facing the Falls’
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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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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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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UC Santa Barbara
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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