A history graduate student’s research and skill set lead to the discovery of Black nurse Biddy Mason in Depression-era murals in San Francisco.
UCSB — The Current — Discovering an Icon
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UCSB — The Current — Seeing Progress
UCSB — The Current — Spurring Our Understanding
Biologists discover a gene critical to the development of columbines’ iconic spurs, which promises new insight into key innovations in evolution.
UCSB — The Current — With Heart and Hope
Arts & Lectures’ new season aims to educate, entertain and inspire with virtual events, digital exclusives and live performances.
UCSB — The Current — Quantum Future
Researchers partner with national labs in DOE-funded collaborations to expand research in quantum sciences.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Beyond Your Bubble’
UCSB — The Current — Food from the Sea
If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet the rising demand for food in the long term.
UCSB — The Current — Essential Workers, Vital Scholarship
In the second project of the Pahl Initiative on the Study of Critical Social Issues, researchers will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the underserved.
UCSB — The Current — Supporting Solutions
The Schmidt Environmental Solutions Fellows program receives an additional two years of funding to support student research in environmental science.
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UCSB — The Current — Sneak Peek
The Library presents its shortlist of books under consideration for UCSB Reads 2021 and invites the campus community to vote for their preference.
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UCSB — The Current — A Framework for the Future
Researchers collaborate on a strategy for sustainable aquaculture, the world’s fastest growing food sector.
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UCSB — The Current — Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast COVID-19
Nicole Lamartine is ready to do the heavy lifting as the campus’ new choir director.
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UCSB — The Current — ‘And She Could Be Next’
The CWC Docs virtual dialogue with filmmakers Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia centers on the women of color who are transforming politics.
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UCSB — The Current — Starve the Cancer
A newly detected cancer metabolic pathway could be a valuable target for therapy.
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UCSB — The Current — A COVID State of Mind
A doctoral candidate who has studied mental health amid the pandemic offers insights into coping strategies.
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UCSB — The Current — Managing the Complex
The Bren School announces a master’s degree program in environmental data science.
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UCSB — The Current — An Affordable Alternative
A new virtual reality tool slashes costs and opens optogenetics to scientists and students alike.
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UCSB — The Current — Arts & Lectures rolls out a free Summer Cinema series of family-friendly films at Santa Barbara’s only drive-in theater
Arts & Lectures rolls out a free Summer Cinema series of family-friendly films at Santa Barbara’s only drive-in theater.
UCSB — The Current — United Against COVID-19
The Graduate Division has awarded special summer funding to 55 students for pandemic-related research and creative projects.
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UCSB — The Current — Michael V. Drake is Named the Next UC President
UCSB — The Current — Pernicious Effects of Stigma
UCSB — The Current — Researchers with GRIT
ummer Sessions presents a new season of GRIT Talks, a series of free public lectures by notable faculty members.
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UCSB — The Current — Essential and At Risk
Scholars organize a webinar series, beginning today, that addresses the plight of front-line workers amid the pandemic.
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UCSB — The Current — Strangely Ordinary Strata
A researcher uncovers why most of the geological records left by ancient rivers preserve processes more commonplace than extraordinary.
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UCSB — Research Ramp-Up
With strict safety protocols and modifications, on-campus research operations gradually resume after COVID-19 cessation.
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UCSB — Science for Women
Neuroscientist Emily Jacobs has been awarded a $5M NIH grant to advance women’s health.
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UCSB — Mo’orea: Coral Reef Research in Paradise
With groundbreaking discoveries and innovative techniques in long-term ecological research, scientists at Gump Research Station, Mo’orea, are expanding our understanding of coral reef ecosystems.
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UCSB — The Current — Distinguished Graduates
The Dean’s award and other prizes recognize scholastic achievement in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and fine arts.
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UCSB — The Current — A Virtual Celebration
UC Santa Barbara will recognize 6,793 graduates for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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UCSB — The Current — The Fishy Future of Oil Platforms
Marine biologists forecast the effects of oil platform decommissioning on fish communities.
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UCSB — The Current — A Balancing Act
An Economic Forecast Project webinar dives into the ramifications of reopening Santa Barbara.
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UCSB — The Current — Keeping On
May 28, 2020 Top News Keeping On New initiatives have been offering resources and support for students and instructors adjusting to remote education. Read More ? Egregious Emissions Researchers find that over a 15-year period, a small percentage of industrial…
UCSB — The Current — Fish Feed Foresight
May 26, 2020 Top News Fish Feed Foresight A new paper describes how fishmeal and oil alternatives can support aquaculture growth. Read More ? Wired for Marriage For the first time, researchers have explored the neural and genetic connections to…
UCSB — The Current — (COVID-19) Sewage Surveillance
May 21, 2020 Top News Sewage Surveillance Researchers are developing methods to monitor the COVID-19 virus through the community’s wastewater. Read More ? A Boon to Research Four graduate students have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to pursue projects abroad. Read…
UCSB — The Current — Indigenous Protection
May 19, 2020 Top News Indigenous Protection Anthropologists, physicians and tribal leaders develop a strategy for managing COVID-19 among an indigenous population. Read More ? A Lasting Legacy An anonymous gift establishes the Jules Zimmer Dean’s Chair in the Gevirtz…
UCSB — The Current — Not Business as Usual
The Economic Forecast Project’s new webinar highlights local business’ efforts to reopen as some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
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UCSB — The Current — Scholars’ national survey finds the COVID-19 crisis is hitting low-income Americans particularly hard
Scholars’ national survey finds the COVID-19 crisis is hitting low-income Americans particularly hard.
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UCSB — The Current — Identifying the Novel Coronavirus
When you take on something as virulent as the novel coronavirus, you have to act fast. In the three months since the first report of COVID-19 infection in the United States, the virus has spread to all 50 states and U.S. territories except for American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands. It has caused quarantines, lockdowns, illness and death, and brought abrupt and significant changes to life as we know it.
UC Santa Barbara — The Current
April 22, 2020 Top News ‘Rising’ Elizabeth Rush, author of the UCSB Reads 2020 selection, will discuss her acclaimed book about sea level rise in an online community forum. Read More ? A Bleak Picture Lost jobs and lost revenue…
UCSB — The Current — Tracking the Spread
April 15, 2020 Top News Tracking the Spread An undergraduate computer science student has built a website to track the epidemiology of COVID-19. Read More ? The Power of Light Ultraviolet LEDs prove effective in eliminating coronavirus from surfaces and,…