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3D printed instrumentation means that national meteorological services in Africa can take full ownership of their networks, building, repairing and sustaining them independently.

3D-printed weather station initiative enhances local monitoring in Southern Africa

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Matt Perko
Michelle Petty, February 2024

Black linguistic justice wins recognition in academia
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Professor Tania Israel receives distinguished career award
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Matt Perko

Historian Tsuyoshi Hasegawa writes definitive account of the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
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First Mahsa Amini fellow begins doctoral program in religious studies
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Leveraging social psychology to overcome barriers to climate action
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Black Studies Professor Sabrina Strings

How the romantic institution props-up a racialized dating landscape
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Matt Perko
Jeffrey C. Stewart

Historian Jeffrey Stewart elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for his work in the visual arts
Jigna Desai - a woman with dark hair and glasses with brown skin
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Jeff Liang
Professor Jigna Desai, director of UCSB's Center for Feminist Futures

Center for Feminist Futures: A commitment to liberatory knowledge and action
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Matt Perko

‘In the Shadow of the Seawall’ tackles coastal land use dilemmas in the age of sea level rise
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Expert on contemporary Chinese capitalism to speak at East Asia Center
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Simona Pilolla

Embracing single life: Love, intimacy and family beyond the couple
Two hands in fingerless gloves hold a cardboard house
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Is housing a human right?
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