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In “Fighting Mad,” UCSB professor Laury Oaks examines how infant surrender policies are being used to justify restrictions on reproductive choice—and the ongoing fight for reproductive justice in the post-Roe era.

What baby safe haven laws reveal about reproductive justice

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Avocado cultivation’s ancient origins hold lessons for a changing climate
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Matt Perko
Sharon Tettegah

‘Empathic education’ may unlock STEM learning success for all
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Abortion rights backlash and globalization
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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
People gather outside a public distribution shop in Rajasthan, India.
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Azad Jain via iStock
Fair price shops are part of India's Public Distribution System, which distributes food staples at a subsidized price to the poor. The program shows far-reaching benefits.

Researchers link India’s food program to better health and stronger incomes
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Matt Perko
UC Santa Barbara associate professor Leah Stokes researches public policy, public opinion and political behavior, with a focus on energy, environment and climate change.

Leah Stokes receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication
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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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Matt Perko

Historian Tsuyoshi Hasegawa writes definitive account of the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
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Abortion access linked to future economic and educational success
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