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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
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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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Matt Perko

On the origin of academic traditions — and some alternatives for debate
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Leveraging social psychology to overcome barriers to climate action
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Michelle Ramos Ramirez ’24

UCSB’s ÉXITO Program graduates third cohort of future ethnic studies teachers amidst rising attacks on ethnic studies
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Mayra Puente receives AERA award for 'Platicando y Mapeando' educational research methodology
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UCSB partners with local schools to support students facing trauma
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A U.S. Department of Education grant will fund mental health services for K–12 schools nationwide

Expanding mental health treatment for schoolchildren focus of national grant award to Gevirtz School and partner universities
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