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Michael Gurven reframes aging as evolutionary success

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Historian Nelson Lichtenstein: Clinton betrayed progressives, capitulated to the right
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Expert on contemporary Chinese capitalism to speak at East Asia Center
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A holistic framework for studying social emotions
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Embracing single life: Love, intimacy and family beyond the couple
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Is housing a human right?
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How a prehistoric cosmic airburst is assisting archaeologists today
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History doctoral candidate Kristen Thomas-McGill on Jeopardy

Jeopardy winner and doctoral candidate Kristen Thomas-McGill examines the history of child sexual abuse, celebrity and public memory
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Climate concerns likely gave Democrats the White House in 2020

US voters’ climate change opinions swing elections
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UCSB partners with local schools to support students facing trauma
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Jean Beaman, associate professor of sociology

Black Lives Matter in France – Ethnographer Jean Beaman reads transnational connections for Black liberation
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Ingrid Banks, associate professor of Black studies

‘The College Board really didn’t know the history of Black studies’
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COP28: ‘Historic failure’ by richest countries as the poorest are hit hardest by global warming
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