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Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics Leah Stokes

Leah Stokes brings urgency, optimism to fight to save the planet

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The conflict with Iran provides the perfect circumstance to usher out the era of oil and gasoline now that renewable energy is cheap and ubiquitous.

Are we missing the perfect opportunity to kick fossil fuels?
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Matt Perko

Comm scholar Dan Lane named UC fellow for research on AI and civic engagement
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How information disorder shapes global politics
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Daniel Masterson, UC Santa Barbara

Political scientist Daniel Masterson named UCSB’s 7th Pahl Scholar
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Tiffany Chung with her hand-embroidered maps in “Tiffany Chung: indelible traces” at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum.

Tiffany Chung’s exhibition at the AD&A Museum maps history within deep geological time
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Book cover detail for "When Rebels Win" by Kai Thaler (Cornell University Press, 2025).

Why some rebel victories build states — and others break them
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Political scientists Matto Mildenberger (left) and Neil Narang

UCSB scholars join podcast recap of national headlines from 2025
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New data shows gun violence drives major declines in neighborhood foot traffic and economic growth
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Baka, a waste collector, at home.

How Europe’s green transition is reinforcing racial inequality
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Could America break apart? UCSB expert explores the possibility
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UN peacekeepers and members of the Malian military discuss outbreaks of violence with village residents in Mopti, Mali.

Trust in peacekeepers linked to reduced violence
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Carnegie Fellow Christopher Parker, a UCSB political science professor, researches how polarization affects communities of color.

Political scientist Christopher Parker named a Carnegie Fellow
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