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Understanding aging on a cellular level
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Mario T. García: A lifetime of achievement in Chicano/a history
a barnacle in a jar
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Sonia Fernandez
Sessile creatures like this barnacle were the key to determining when the oil pipeline was compromised, an event that eventually led to the oil spill

How Marine Science Institute researchers helped solve the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill
concept illustration of an active nematic fluid

Controlling the chaos of active fluids
photograph of Brenda Major
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Matt Perko
Brenda Major, May 2024

Brenda Major elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Investigating the changing disease ecology of California
the organizers of the art show, mentors and faculty advisors
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Photos by Hannah Frogge and Andrew Dang
Clockwise from top left: Kristine Joy Chua, Amy Boddy, Hannah Frogge, Kim Yasuda, Anastasia Senavsky and Emilie Risha

‘Originalia’ art show celebrates the human reproductive system
Staff luncheon on the Lagoon Green with Storke Tower in the background
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Jeff Liang

In appreciation of campus staff
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Breaking boundaries: UCSB grad students win prestigious Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
Three costumed actors - two men and one women - on a darkened stage
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Jeff Liang
“Indecent” tells the story of the 1906 play, “God of Vengeance,” by Sholem Asch.

A dreamlike history play that resonates today
cars driving up State Street

The state of State
Headshot of Sabrina Strings a Black woman with yellow shirt and drop earings
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Courtesy
Black Studies Professor Sabrina Strings

How the romantic institution props-up a racialized dating landscape
portrait in black and white of possibly Asian American woman with red dots in background
Chiho Harazaki, Shippo, detail, 2023

‘Positive Exposure: SoCal Asian American Art' exhibit features UCSB grad student and alumni artists
A promotional image from the film "The Citizen" depicts a man with dark hair on a payphone, with a NYC backdrop
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Courtesy image
“The Citizen” provides a gripping commentary on the sociopolitical landscape of the U.S. and the everyday struggles of Arab-Americans after 9/11

‘The Citizen’ examines the immigrant experience in a post-9/11 world — with echoes that resonate today
Video by Jessie Ward O'Sullivan

Artist Lisa Jevbratt explores history of invasive plants through textiles and data visualization
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Opera Gala combines song, dance, multimedia and a live orchestra
kacie ring with blue background young white woman
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Jeff Liang
A Ph.D. student in ecology, evolution and marine biology, Kacie Ring placed second in the UC Grad Slam.

UCSB’s Kacie Ring triumphs at UC Grad Slam, places second, wins people’s choice
A mantis shrimp emerges from its burrow to confront a rival.
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Roy Caldwell
These territorial crustaceans use their tails as shields to defend against the explosive punches of their rivals.

Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes
Black woman lying on ground partially submerged by light or water
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Hope Okere
A still from "movement:::Water / movement:::Support," choreographed by Hope Okere

UCSB’s MFA thesis show ‘Incandescent’ explores interconnectedness of humans and nature
The graduating class of 2018
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Matt Perko

Sign me up: staff stalwarts help keep commencement running
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