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March 26, 2026

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The Big Bee Project brings natural history collections into the 21st century

Led by UCSB researchers, a pioneering, multi-campus initiative brings natural history collections into the era of AI, big data and networked databases.

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How oil companies shaped early cinema in Iran and Iraq

Mona Damluji’s new book traces how oil companies used film to shape public perception while inadvertently fostering vibrant cultural production.

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UCSB professor honored for research on how media shapes the human brain

Professor René Weber earns inaugural Social and Affective Neuroscience Society Fellowship for groundbreaking brain imaging research on media, emotion and social behavior.

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CWC Docs: The Other Roe

Thursday, April 9

Director Wendy Eley Jackson of film and media studies joins moderator Laury Oaks of feminist studies for a post-screening discussion of the documentary about reproductive healthcare in America.