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Matt Perko
Daniel Masterson, UC Santa Barbara

Political scientist Daniel Masterson named UCSB’s 7th Pahl Scholar

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Chris Erdman
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Debra Herrick
Chris Erdman is a recipient of the American Academy in Rome fellowship for 2024–25.

A residency in Rome to uncover the Eternal City’s ancient voting culture
Tsimané fishing with bows and arrows
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Michael Gurven
Compared to industrialized counterparts Tsimané people of lowland Bolivia have less food availability and must expend more effort to get it

Greater fat stores and blood cholesterol increase with brain volume, but beyond a certain point they are associated with faster brain aging
A school psychologist speaks with a young student
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Federal funding for the JEDI Project will increase the number of highly trained psychologists in K-12 public schools

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education awarded record grant for K-12 mental health services
Female Professor France Winddance Twine
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Matt Perko
Professor France Winddance Twine, March 2023

New book offers firsthand accounts of inequality in Silicon Valley, centers Black and Latinx women
Professor Kathleen Moore
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Matt Perko
Professor Kathleen Moore, February 2023

UC Santa Barbara receives federal grant to create humanities-based minors
Christopher Parker sits forward in a leather chair with his fingers intertwined, the cover of Perspectives in Politics behind him.
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Political science professor examines democracy in America in special issue on Black Lives Matter
Shane Jimerson sits in his office wearing a blue suit
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Matt Perko
Professor Shane Jimerson

Professor Shane Jimerson receives lifetime achievement award in school psychology

With $500,000 raised, the Ismael ‘Mayo’ de la Rocha Endowed Scholarship opens doors for underserved students with activism in their hearts
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photograph of authors Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler

A Pioneering Collaboration

Communication Breakdown
visitors at the the Nicaraguan Museum of Memory Against Impunity

Ethical Tech, Museums of Memory
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