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A trawler off the coast of South Africa

A ‘fish cartel’ for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seas

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An envelope addressed to UCSB's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, from Corcoran State Prison
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With a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Grant, Foundations in the Humanities is funded to run at Corcoran for three years.

Humanities program brings courses in literary studies to individuals in the California state prison system
Anthropology associate professor David Lawson
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Associate Professor David W. Lawson, May 2023

New collection of articles unpacks the importance of culture in the evolution of gendered conflict
A homebuilder on a housing job site
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Pahl Initiative symposium on affordable housing convenes scholarship, politics and journalism
Stop Asian Hate fortune cookie street art
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Michelle Bell, Chinatown Live

Asian American studies launches interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis
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East Asia Center lecture will feature expert on US-China relations
Chris Erdman
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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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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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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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Professor Shane Jimerson

Professor Shane Jimerson receives lifetime achievement award in school psychology
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