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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

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Therapist sitting in chair

A Healing Space
Racial Justice Fellows

Freedom to Focus
Assortment of texts and book pages arranged on shelves in a display case

The Old Roots of New Age
black and white image of two adults in professional attire hugging while looking at their phones

Too Much Information
Dancers posing dramatically in a group on stage

Delight in the Arts
Man with brown hair and skin holds book as woman with black hair and braids looks at him

McNair Scholars Get Big Investment

Not Just for the Gods
Sunset at the Itenez River

Fulbright Amazonia
ten foot tall leather jacket on display in an art gallery

Contemporary Art, Historical Resonance
Fishermen on small boat standing around tracking device

Tracking Small-Scale Fishers

Strength in Numbers
photo grid of different women in science

The Many Versions of a Female Scientist
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