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How information disorder shapes global politics

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Matt Perko
Trevor Auldridge-Reveles, March 2024

Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
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Climate change policies lose popularity when combined with pausing regulations or social justice
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Umberto Diecinove

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability
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Mayra Puente receives AERA award for 'Platicando y Mapeando' educational research methodology
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Jeff Liang
Professor Jigna Desai, director of UCSB's Center for Feminist Futures

Center for Feminist Futures: A commitment to liberatory knowledge and action
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Matt Perko

‘In the Shadow of the Seawall’ tackles coastal land use dilemmas in the age of sea level rise
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Debra Herrick
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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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Simona Pilolla

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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