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A red light mounted to a stop sign sits adjacent a green signpost noting 29 miles to Corcoran
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Chris Bovbjerg
The inaugural cohort of students in the UCSB LIFTED bachelor's degree program at California State Prison–Corcoran will begin in fall 2027, with a second group to be admitted for fall 2028.

UCSB launches bachelor’s degree for incarcerated individuals at Corcoran State Prison

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Walter Echo-Hawk, Nakia Zavalla, Edward Halealoha Ayau and Timothy McKeown
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Greg Johnson
From left to right, “Repatriation Futures” team members Walter Echo-Hawk, Nakia Zavalla, Edward Halealoha Ayau and Timothy McKeown at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center.

Capps Center receives grant for work on Indigenous repatriation
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Professor Shane Jimerson wins national award for leadership in school psychology
A wave crashes upon campus point with Santa Cruz Island in the distance.
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Matt Perko
Ocean policy issues are front and center on UC Santa Barbara’s coastal campus.

Science policy education should start on campus
Courtney Wright
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Commencement speaker Courtney Wright reflects on a transformative journey
Black Studies professor in front of an art installation
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Matt Perko
Sharon Tettegah

‘Empathic education’ may unlock STEM learning success for all
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Matt Perko
Michelle Petty, February 2024

Black linguistic justice wins recognition in academia
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An old asphalt playground was transformed into an outdoor classroom and “playscape” as part of Gevirtz School's work with Harding University Partnership School

Student learning and well-being on the rise through unique university-school partnership
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Professor Tania Israel receives distinguished career award
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Adrian Hillman

In a paradigm shift for autism, practitioners move beyond traditional demographics and toward adaptive environments
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Rethinking autism through the diagnostic process
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Opening up office hours
A group of undergraduate volunteers pose in front of the chemistry building at UC Santa Barbara.
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SciTrek founder Norbert Reich (center back) poses with some of the over 280 undergraduate volunteers who make the program possible.

SciTrek, UCSB’s largest education outreach program, garners new funding to expand
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