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How people judge collective action, such as this peaceful march, depends on their allegiances, values and beliefs, according to research at UCSB

Social science research on collective action wins National Science Foundation grant

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Stephen Sherrill

UCSB Dance Company explores spectrum of human sensibility through the lens of female choreographers
Cherríe Moraga wearing a black turtleneck and black rimmed glasses
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Cherríe Moraga

UC Santa Barbara’s Cherríe Moraga to receive the 18th annual Luis Leal Award
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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-quyen Nguyen

Professors Thuc-Quyen Nguyen and Carlos G. Levi are elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Professor Kathleen Moore
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Professor Kathleen Moore, February 2023

UC Santa Barbara receives federal grant to create humanities-based minors
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From "Phantom Waves" by George Legrady

George Legrady's Phantom Waves, new algorithmic art
A family, made up of a couple and their three children, in the Amazon stands together smiling.
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The Tsimane are an indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon

Researchers uncover natural selection for traits associated with immunity and metabolism in Tsimane and Moseten genomes
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UC Santa Barbara researchers establish the Center for Longevity and Aging Studies
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Surf Battalion ROTC Ranger Challenge team records historic finish
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New electrical method triggers and analyzes dynamics of brain protein that underlie many neurodegenerative diseases
Caleb Luna
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Debra Herrick

Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar centers fat experiences in poetry and cultural critique
Professor Mario T. García in a suit holding his left hand
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Professor Mario T. García, February 2023

Mario T. García, a UC Santa Barbara professor for 47 years, to be honored at Sal Castro Memorial Conference
Christopher Parker sits forward in a leather chair with his fingers intertwined, the cover of Perspectives in Politics behind him.
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Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
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