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July 30, 2025

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Sara Poot Herrera

How to build global community through Mexican literature

Distinguished professor Sarah Poot Herrera has built a cross-border scholarly network through her research on Mexican literature, fostering collaboration, mentorship and cultural dialogue across generations and geographies.

 

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Abandoned barn in an overgrown field

Protecting nature may depend on where — not just how — we farm

While global socioeconomic trends dominate how land use affects ecosystems, being strategic about how we abandon and expand agricultural land can protect habitat, biodiversity and carbon sinks.

 

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Professor Chris Van de Walle receives prestigious Welker Award

The materials scientist was recognized for his “development and application of computational methods to elucidate the properties of interfaces, defects, doping, polarization, and loss mechanisms in compound semiconductors.”

 

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UCSB to host UC application workshop for local high school students

The in-person workshops are open to the Santa Barbara community and targeted to first-year freshman applicants interested in any of UC’s nine campuses.

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Coaching UCSB women’s basketball is a dream job for Renee Jimenez.

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