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Celebrating honors for faculty, researchers and others

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Photos by Jeff Liang
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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Expert on Latin American geography wins teaching award
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Social psychologist Brenda Major wins mentor award, launches scholarship
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Mario T. García: A lifetime of achievement in Chicano/a history
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Matt Perko
Brenda Major, May 2024

Brenda Major elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Matt Perko; courtesy
M. Scott Shell, left, and Beth Pruitt, right

A prestigious career honor for two elite engineers
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Russell Sage Foundation taps UCSB social scientists for fellowships
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Student debate team finishes second at national Ethics Bowl
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UCSB communication professors honored for lifetime of achievements
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Matt Perko
College of Creative Studies assistant teaching professor Michelle Petty-Grue, February 2024

Poet professor reflects on imagination, students and racism in America
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A trio of history scholars earn significant fellowships
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Laser tech expert wins major materials award
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Courtesy of Los Angeles Times
Gustavo Arellano, winner of the 19th annual Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature

Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano to receive Luis Leal Award
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