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Video game addiction in teens likely stems from preexisting mental health issues

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To benefit from the internet, ‘not all screens are created equal’
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The sum total of our daily communication comprises our “social biomes.”

Improve your life by embracing everyday, even mundane, conversations? Research says yes.
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Ingrid Bostrom
Corita Kent (b. Fort Dodge, IA, 1918 - 1986), “harness the sun” and “solw,” details, both 1967, Serigraph on paper, Courtesy of Corita Art Center, Los Angeles. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara.

California artists reimagine language, state’s identity in new exhibition
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Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars
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University names winners of top student awards for Class of 2024
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Four undergraduates and one professor receive Chancellor’s research awards
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UCSB communication professors honored for lifetime of achievements
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Unveiling our most visited stories of 2023
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Moral reasoning creates distinct patterns of activity in the brain.

Moral reasoning displays characteristic patterns in the brain, with distinctions between moral categories
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To close digital divide, lawmakers succeed when focused on education and transparency
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The ability to efficiently measure diversity in social media opens new possibilities for researchers, companies and consumers.

Computer vision and human annotations provide insights on inclusion in social media at scale
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Study finds parents’ phone use in front of their kids can harm emotional intelligence
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