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@ UCSB Graduate Edition August 2023

Meet Alumni's new executive director

UC Santa Barbara hires Samantha Putnam to serve as the executive director for Alumni Affairs and executive director of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association.

Meet Samantha

Working with Meta to increase the energy efficiency of the social media giant’s datacenters

Let there be light

Graduate Student-led holistic co-design of photonics, electronics and packaging enables faster, more-efficient data transfer.

Learn more about this ambitious project

UCSB grad students nab Fulbright Awards

Three UCSB graduate students win prestigious fellowships for teaching and research in Nepal, Japan and Germany.

Meet our scholars

Gaucho Trivia

What famous Gaucho rock star was a founding member of The Doors?

🎸 Scroll to the bottom for the answer 🎸

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HireUC Alumni Career Fair
August 24, 2023
San Jose

The HireUC Alumni Career Fair is an exclusive hiring event tailored for UC alumni who are actively seeking early and mid-level career opportunities.

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Join your gaucho family for a day of giving back to your community!

Day of Service
September 23, 2023
Worldwide

Join hundreds of Gauchos giving back to their communities. Register by Sept. 8 and we'll mail you a complimentary T-shirt to wear during your service project!

Give back through service

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Alumni Tours: Bali, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia. Start Exploring!

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The promise continues

First-generation college students awarded Promise Fellowships to ease financial stress as they pursue advanced degrees.

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Mapping the stress memory landscape

The first map of a cellular stress memory landscape paves the way for a better understanding of cell stress-related disease processes.

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Paranormal experiences

Paranormal experiences, among other extraordinary feelings, provide tools for cross-cultural study.

Explore the findings

Advancing climate science

Climate science is catching up to climate change with predictions that could improve proactive response.

Explore the research

Trivia Answer:

Robby Krieger, a founding member of The Doors, studied psychology at UC Santa Barbara from 1964-1965.

He co-wrote many of The Doors' songs and the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Rolling Stone named Robby one of the 100 greatest guitarists ever.

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