#UCSB 's Department of Music and UCSB Theater & Dance join forces for Opera Gala, an exciting multimedium artistic exploration. 🩰 🎶 🎭 Learn more: ow.ly/Gwwk50REXib

Mantis shrimp are unique creatures with 12-16 different color receptors in their eyes and blazing fast strikes. #UCSB ecologist Patrick Green studies them closely to understand how they defend themselves from the blows of their rivals.

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New findings out of #UCSB are the first to show major changes during a woman’s brain across pregnancy, suggesting that the brain undergoes extensive remodeling throughout a person's adult life. 🤰🧠

Catch up on this week’s news, including research findings and student achievements, at #UCSB . More on The Current: news.ucsb.edu

#UCSB researchers develop a process to more easily process solar energy, offering a potential answer to the call for reliable and eco-friendly power sources. ☀️ #ClimateChange ow.ly/wkEp50RCS1t

This Mother’s Day, take a look at research out of #UCSB that examines the immunity of postpartum moms and searches for answers to questions about postpartum health and breastfeeding. ow.ly/6mSj50RCN9g

Art installation by @UCSantaBarbara lecturer Hương Ngô at Terminal 5 of O’Hare International Airport in Chicago examines Vietnamese refugee history #AAPIHeritageMonth bit.ly/43koZmV

As our world grapples with increasing energy demands and an urgency to combat climate change, finding reliable & eco-friendly power sources is key. Thankfully, UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry researchers are pioneering a low-energy process for high-performance solar cells. ow.ly/bLeM50RAV39

She’s the face of a 2022 United States Mint quarter & her own Barbie in the ‘Inspiring Women’ series — but who is Anna May Wong, and what made her an icon? Yunte Huang tells Wong’s story in the last book of his Asian American icons trilogy, ‘Daughter of the Dragon.’ ow.ly/l7N750RzY1x

Congrats to UCSB College of Creative Studies student Ashley Yeh and @UCSBEngineering alum William Heap for winning this year's Stanford University Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which will support them in their academic endeavors in neuroscience and mechanical engineering post-grad! ow.ly/bzLK50RzRYi

This Thursday: A captivating screening of a historical drama delving into resilience in the face of colonization and epidemic – plus a discussion with producer and UCSB alum angie laprete and actor Lindsay Watson (Pi’ilani). Tickets: ow.ly/J4wc50RyV7n #AAPIHeritageMonth

#UCSB 's David Valentine and team first discovered barrels of DDT — a decades-old toxic pesticide — on the ocean floor in 2011. A recent study finds that the chemical is still likely making its way through the marine ecosystem. | via Los Angeles Times

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Congratulations to UC Santa Barbara Black Studies Professor Jeffrey Stewart! He's one of the newest members to be elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences (American Academy of Arts & Sciences). ow.ly/c4az50Ry2wO

Yes, that’s 2️⃣ checks for EEMB UCSB’s Kacie Ring! Congrats to our campus #GradSlam champ and this year’s 2nd place AND people’s choice winner of the UC-wide final competition! 🎉

Kacie Ring UC Santa Barbara EEMB UCSB presents on “Healthy forests, healthy humans” #GradSlam

#GradSlam is here! Watch the livestream this morning at 10:30 PT to be enlightened and amazed, and cast your vote for the audience favorite. Let’s cheer (and vote) our campus finalist, Kacie Ring, on to victory! 🏆 ucal.us/gradslam

#GradSlam , May 3: UC grad students explain their thesis in 3 min! Tune in at 10:30 am PT to watch and vote for your favorite. Support our campus champ Kacie Ring to take home the systemwide prize! ucal.us/gradslam

New #UCSB research published in Developmental Cell reveals a potential treatment for degenerative diseases. What began as a study of cell biology in fruit flies, says senior author Denise Montell, is 'a poster child for fundamental, curiosity-driven research.” ow.ly/83zL50Rv4yb