Between the overlapping arrangement of two lattices, physicists find some interesting material behaviors that have never been seen before
UCSB — The Current — ‘Physicists discover an exotic material made of bosons’ and more news, events
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UCSB — The Current — New grant funds are helping the Gevirtz School prepare teachers California sorely needs and more news, events
The Gevirtz School and the Santa Barbara County Education Office were awarded $950,000 to support up to 40 graduate students pursuing teaching credentials.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Keep calm!’ The economy stays steady despite inflation and the impacts of remote work and more news, events
“Our economy is tough,” said Peter Rupert, a professor of economics and director of the Economic Forecast Project, which featured the Fed’s Christopher Waller and San Francisco chief economist Ted Egan during its 2023 South Coast Summit.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A biblical villain goes on trial in the darkly comic ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ and more news, events
The Current — ‘How a drought affects trees depends on what’s been holding them back’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘Asian American studies launches interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis’ and more news, events
“Asian American Studies at UCSB is a leading department for the field, and we believe that formal recognition at the graduate level is essential,” said Lisa Sun-Hee Park, a professor and the new program’s graduate advisor.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A relative of sorts of Schmigadoon, an opera pokes fun at opera’ and more news, events
The music department stages the rarely performed 1904 operetta “Burning to Sing,” a witty send-up of opera’s tropes and conventions.
UCSB — The Current — A gesture of solidarity, by way of art, with the struggle for Iranian women’s rights and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘UCSB to lead NSF-funded research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity’ and more news, events
Giovanni Vigna, with colleagues Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel and João Hespanha, will head the $20-million Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and OperatioN (ACTION).
UCSB — The Current — ‘Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ and more news, events
Professors Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein have been elected to the prestigious, 243 year-old institution.
UCSB — The Current — ‘New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs’ and more news, event
Major new antibiotics research has significant implications in the fight against bacterial resistance.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Tending to our superblooms requires developing plans for people to enjoy them’ and more news, events
After a rainy winter, folks are flocking to see California’s superblooms. But, experts say, smart management strategies will be required if we want to continue enjoying these spectacular events in the future.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Composer João Pedro Oliveira is awarded a Guggenheim’ and more news, events
View this email online. April 20, 2023 Top News Composer João Pedro Oliveira is awarded a Guggenheim “All of us at UC Santa Barbara are fortunate to have a colleague of such talent and expertise in our Music Department,” said…
UCSB — The Current — ‘A new, fully electric facility opens just in time for spring quarter, increasing classroom capacity by 35%’ and more news, events
The recently completed Interactive Learning Pavilion is the campus’s first new dedicated classroom building in more than 50 years.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Small Insect, Big Impact’ and more news, events
The productivity of brine flies is tied to overall health of salt lake ecosystems; both are in decline.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Mind Reader’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘Stripped to the Bone’ and more news, events
Research in Moorea shows the presence of coral skeletons influences reef recovery after bleaching.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Way of the JEDI’ and more news, events
The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education is awarded a record grant for K-12 mental health services.
UCSB — The Current — Rethinking the Term ‘Self-Taught’ and more news, events
Doctoral candidate Elizabeth Driscoll Smith receives a dissertation fellowship to research the impact of transportation on midcentury American folk art.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Geek Girls of Big Tech’ and more news, events
A new book by sociology professor France Winddance Twine offers firsthand accounts of inequality in Silicon Valley and centers the experiences of Black and Latinx women.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A New Leader’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘New Plans for a Longer, More Vibrant Life’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘Filming Proteins in Motion’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘Deconstructing Lignin’ and more news, events
Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down in an anaerobic environment.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Women In Motion’ and more news, events
The UCSB Dance Company explores the spectrum of human sensibility through the lens of female choreographers.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Romeo and Juliet of Transcarpathia’ and more news, events
The Carsey-Wolf Center screens the restored Ukrainian classic “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.”
UCSB — The Current — ‘Celebrating Black Creators’
A new Carsey-Wolf Center initiative shines a light on the influence and impact of Black artists.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Sum of Its Plants’ and more news, events
Ecologist Leander Anderegg receives an award for research on the interplay between plant physiology and ecosystem dynamics.
UCSB — Sal Castro Memorial Conference honors professor Mario T. García and his 47 years at UC Santa Barbara
Among the first generation of professionally trained historians to excavate and record Chicano and Chicana history, UC Santa Barbara professor Mario T. García helped set the foundation for emerging scholars during the past half century.
His body of work as a self-described liberationist historian aiming to inspire progressive social change includes more than a dozen books and several edited collections, all of which advance the inclusion of the poor and oppressed, and spotlight the leaders of social justice movements.
García’s legacy will be the focus of a special symposium as part of the sixth bi-annual Sal Castro Memorial Conference(link is external), Feb. 17–18, in the McCune Conference Room of the campus’s Humanities & Social Sciences Building. Named after Salvador “Sal” Castro, a high school social studies teacher who helped lead the historic 1968 Chicano student walkouts to protest bias and inequalities in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the conference is free and open to the public.
Guest speakers will cover recent books about the Chicano movement, plus history, art and culture. The symposium on García’s work will include a keynote video presentation about his life and career, a panel discussion on civil rights leadership and reflections on his work’s impact on graduate students and fellow academics.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Toward Fatter Understandings’ and more news, events
Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar Caleb Luna centers fat experiences in cultural critique through research, podcast and poetry.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Asphalt Volcano Communities’ and more news, events
Marine scientists compile the first detailed description of the species living on and around a rare underwater habitat.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Groundbreaking Voice’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘When Flood Follows Fire’ and more news, events
Geographers, climate scientists and ecologists weigh in on the risks of debris flows following large storms.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Forest Journey’ and more news, events
Now expanded, redesigned and re-released, John Perlin’s book details the inextricable link between civilization and forests.
UCSB ‘The Current’ — ‘Igniting Change Through Art’ and more news, events
A new library installation attempts to spark serious thinking about human impacts on the environment.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Marvel of An Experience’ and more news, events
View this email online. January 19, 2023 Top News A Marvel of An Experience Historian Gerardo Aldana, an expert in Mesoamerican civilizations, consults on “Wakanda Forever,” propelling his research into the MCU — and ending up on screen. Read more…
UCSB — The Current — ‘Risky Waters for Sharks’ and more news, events
Researchers use machine learning to map where sharks face the most risk from longline fishing.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Multifaceted Sensation’ and more news, events
UCSB The Current — ‘Communication Breakdown’ and more news, events
UCSB — The Current — ‘Recording Latinx Dance Histories’ and more events, news
Former Ballet Hispánico leader Kiri Avelar takes a borderlands approach to understanding the American dance archive as a doctoral research fellow.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Ethical Tech, Museums of Memory’ and more news, events
A collaborative, cross-disciplinary study on socially responsible augmented reality for human rights museums receives a National Science Foundation grant.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Centering LBTQ+ Women, Nonbinary Health’ and more news, events
Alison Cerezo leads a program evaluation team for California’s $17.5 million LBTQ Health Equity Initiative.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Extending the Spectrum’ and more news, events
Researchers create visible-to-near-infrared-light lasers on silicon chips, paving the way for scientific and consumer applications.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Liking’ is Believing’ and more news, events
Research shows that the more ?’s people get when retweeting negative fake news stories, the more they agreed with its content.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Legacy of Research’ and more news, events
As Sedgwick Reserve marks 25 years of groundbreaking science, an upcoming art show will benefit the UCSB Natural Reserve System.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Changing Sea Floor’ and more news, events
Six years after ‘the Blob’ rolled through the Santa Barbara Channel, lasting effects are seen in the kelp forest communities.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Gallery ‘Game Day’ and more news, events
The annual MFA open studios at Harder Stadium offer a unique opportunity to see where artists work — and what they’re working on.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Where Songs Begin’ and more news, events
Arts & Lectures performers share what goes into songwriting in a unique community workshop series from the music department.
UCSB — ‘The Current’ — An ‘Amazing’ Result and more news, events
Results of a clinical feasibility study suggest ketogenic diet and periodic fasting may have benefits against polycystic kidney disease.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Needle in a Coastal Haystack’ and more news, events
A tiny species known only from fossils is found alive in the tidepools of Santa Barbara.