Keith Hamm

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Staycation: Santa Barbara Beach Camping

3 weeks ago | independent.com | Keith Hamm

The long days and warm months of summer and fall are high time for beach camping in Santa Barbara. From Carpinteria to Jalama, the coast is calling, and its five public campgrounds are among the most popular across the state, for out-of-towners and locals alike. For the four California State Beach campgrounds along the South Coast — Carpinteria, El Capitán, Refugio, and Gaviota — make reservations at reservecalifornia.com.
Library’s annual research award honors undergraduate projects in sciences, humanities and arts

3 weeks ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

June 5, 2025 Now in its seventh year, UC Santa Barbara’s Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR) highlights emerging scholarship from a range of academic disciplines. It also hands out cash prizes to the students who best demonstrate an expertise of library collections, services and related resources.
Commercial Projects Worth a Second Look

1 month ago | independent.com | Keith Hamm

Commercial Projects Worth a Second Look An Iconic Inn, Dreamy Dining, and More By Keith Hamm Thu May 29, 2025 | 1:01am Add to Favorites Since the founding of Giffin & Crane nearly 40 years ago, the vast majority of their projects have been custom homes and remodels. Occasionally, however, their expertise in building unique, comfortable, and safe living spaces has been put to use locally in the commercial construction market. Here are a few standouts. Credit: Jim Bartsch OJAI VALLEY INN: This...
Hamed-Troyansky’s 'Empire of Refugees' Wins Multiple Book Prizes

1 month ago | noozhawk.com | Keith Hamm

While doing research for his first book “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press, 2024), Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky visited more than 20 archives in 10 countries, a years-long endeavor during which he studied primary historical evidence in Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian and English.
Hamed-Troyansky’s “Empire of Refugees” wins multiple book prizes

1 month ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

May 27, 2025 While doing research for his first book, “Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State” (Stanford University Press, 2024), Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky visited more than 20 archives in 10 countries, a years-long endeavor during which he studied primary historical evidence in Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, Russian, Bulgarian and English.
Bear ecologist offers insight on recent sightings on and around campus

1 month ago | universityofcalifornia.edu | Keith Hamm

Without knowing the age of the bears, Wynn-Grant said she would wager that both were yearlings that had recently set out on their own. “That’s my bet.”“A yearling bear has never been alone before,” she said. “It may have never even encountered a coastline before. Animals of this age often make mistakes” and can become frightened and disoriented. They also have “an incredibly powerful sense of smell” that can pick up scents from a mile away, she added.
Bear ecologist offers insight on recent sightings on and around campus

1 month ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

May 9, 2025 A series of recent black bear sightings has the UC Santa Barbara campus and surrounding community buzzing with news and social media coverage. While the growing number of sightings — thought to be two bears over the past three weeks or so — is unprecedented in recent memory, it’s not unusual for black bears to explore busy urban and residential areas, especially this time of year.
Bren School bear ecologist offers insight on recent sightings on and around campus

1 month ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

May 9, 2025 A series of recent black bear sightings has the UC Santa Barbara campus and surrounding community buzzing with news and social media coverage. While the growing number of sightings — thought to be two bears over the past three weeks or so — is unprecedented in recent memory, it’s not unusual for black bears to explore busy urban and residential areas, especially this time of year.
Opera archive honoring famed Italian tenor donated to library

1 month ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

May 7, 2025 A recent archival donation to the Performing Arts Collection at UC Santa Barbara Library opens a new door for researchers, historians and opera fans with the establishment of the Enrico Caruso Jr. Collection, named for the son of legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), a pioneer in the history of sound recording.
Giovanni Batz wins book prize for 'The Fourth Invasion'

2 months ago | news.ucsb.edu | Keith Hamm

The history of Guatemala is fraught with what Ixil Maya people refer to as a series of invasions. The first began 500 years ago with the arrival of Spanish colonizers. The second was the rise of the plantation economy in the late-19th century. The country’s third invasion was tied to state-sponsored genocide during more than three decades of civil war.