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Gary Horowitz wears glasses and a blue shirt in a dark room
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Matt Perko
Gary Horowitz

Physicist Gary Horowitz receives 2023 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society
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Diets rich in food from the ocean and freshwater sources can help address both nutritional and environmental challenges
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Surf Battalion ROTC Ranger Challenge team records historic finish
A computer rendering of bacteria and a superbug
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Ryan Allen and Peter Allen, Second Bay Studios
A new antibiotic cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly “untreatable” in humans — and resistance to the drug was virtually undetectable.

New antibiotic cures superbugs without bacterial resistance
An aerial view of a forest
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Nathan Stephenson, USGS
Variation within a given species enables some individuals to survive harsher drought conditions than others.

UC Santa Barbara ecologist receives award for research on the interplay between plant physiology and ecosystem dynamics
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Two assistant professors in Department of Physics receive Sloan Research Fellowships
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New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases
Caleb Luna
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Debra Herrick

Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar centers fat experiences in poetry and cultural critique
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Due to their feed, chicken and farmed salmon have remarkably similar environmental footprints
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference
Flag rockfish and three swordspine rockfish swim among a basket star and numerous brittle stars on the side of one of the asphalt volcanoes
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Love Et Al.
Flag rockfish and three swordspine rockfish swim among a basket star and numerous brittle stars on the side of one of the asphalt volcanoes.

Researchers document the animal communities of a rare habitat
Kerem Çamsari headshot next to a close-up of a Stochastic Processing Unit
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Kerem Çamsari is pursuing pioneering research into probabilistic computing

Kerem Çamsari receives an Early CAREER Award to develop probabilistic computing, which could be an important step on the way to quantum computers
The IV Ethnobotany Project encourages people to view their landscape with a new perspective.

The fruits and flora of campus invite us to connect with our local environment
Christopher Parker sits forward in a leather chair with his fingers intertwined, the cover of Perspectives in Politics behind him.
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Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
Shane Jimerson sits in his office wearing a blue suit
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Matt Perko
Professor Shane Jimerson

Professor Shane Jimerson receives lifetime achievement award in school psychology
The words "BRINGING BACK OUT WETLAND" over the wetland
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Michael Love

The story of restoring the North Campus Open Space documented in film
A leaf covered in water droplets
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A superhydrophobic surface, such as lotus leaf, repels water due to tiny air pockets that prevent water from adhering to the surface

Researchers find the key to reducing drag on superhydrophobic surfaces can come down to a single parameter

With $500,000 raised, the Ismael ‘Mayo’ de la Rocha Endowed Scholarship opens doors for underserved students with activism in their hearts
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Clockwise from top left, the newest Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are: Mark Bowick (Physics), Richard Mayer (Psych & Brain), Chris Palmstrøm (Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials), Julie Simpson (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) and Dar Roberts (Geography)

Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Vickie Vértiz in an inset circle next to the cover of her book, Auto Body with her poetry in the background

Lecturer in writing program receives literary prize for second poetry collection
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