The second, and current Scholar at Risk hosted at UCSB is Prof. Ali Abuzaid, whose life was upended by Israel's invasion of Gaza. He was able to take his wife and four children out of Rafah just in time in April 2024, and simultaneously applied for a visiting position in the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability and Scholar at Risk (SAR) status. Prof. SreenivasaRao Jammalamadaka sponsored his arrival, and, working with Prof. Claudio Fogu and Prof. Kum-Kum Bhavnani, helped secure the arrival of the Abuzaid family in Goleta in July 2024. Thanks to the $50,000 committed by the EVC/Chancellor, a generous offer of a rental unit in Storke Family Housing, and the financial assistance of SBFA and its members, Prof. Abuzaid has settled smoothly into our community. Due to his excellent teaching skill, he has been renewed for a second year as Visiting Professor.