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May 20, 2025

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Southern California’s population of giant sea bass is recovering from overfishing, but progress is slow.

Community science helps reveal population growth among SoCal’s endangered giant sea bass

Photos from the diving community document around 1,200 adult giant sea bass as the species slowly recovers from decades of overfishing.

 

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Neural network

Energy and memory: A new neural network paradigm

A dynamic energy landscape is at the heart of theorists' new model of memory retrieval.

 

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Through the Looking Glass exhibit at UCSB Library

Take a microscopic look at our native bees at the UCSB Library

A photography exhibition curated by Katja Seltmann, director of UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration, highlights bee diversity on campus.

 

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Three young people look at a phone

Panic!: Social Studies

Tuesday, May 20

The character-driven documentary series from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker/photographer Lauren Greenfield delves into the lives of the first generation raised on social media.

UCSB Gamelan Ensemble

World Music Series

Wednesday, May 21

Richard North directs the UCSB Gamelan Ensemble in a showcase of an ancient style of gamelan featuring dynamic drumming, delicate melodies and lively interlocking rhythms.

Poster for The Takeover

“The Takeover” Movie Screening

Thursday, May 22

Produced by local scholars Rosie Bultman and Zoe McCullough, this documentary tells the story of the historic 1968 protest effort resulting in one of the country’s first Black Studies departments.

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