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March 26, 2026

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A museum collection of bees

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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A man points to the left while another man films him with a camera

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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A scan of a human brain

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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▤ Featured Events

Film poster for The Other Roe

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.

Sierra Hull

Sierra Hull

Thursday, April 16

The six-time Grammy nominee blends bluegrass roots with adventurous songwriting and chamber-folk finesse in a performance at Campbell Hall.

A mother and her son read a book together on a couch

Connectivity: Riceboy Sleeps

Thursday, April 16

A screening of the 2022 family drama is followed by a discussion between filmmaker Anthony Shim and Miguel Penabella of the Carsey-Wolf Center.

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