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book cover art of many Asian men coming out of a door down a rainbow
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Book cover art for “It Rhymes with Takei,” illustrated by Harmony Becker

Star Trek actor George Takei and coming out in 2005

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Male teacher leaning against desk talking to diverse classroom
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New grant funds are helping the Gevirtz School prepare teachers California sorely needs
Ted Egan, Christopher Waller, and Peter Rupert
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2023 South Coast Economic Summit guests (from left) Ted Egan, Christopher Waller and Peter Rupert

‘Keep calm!’ The economy stays steady despite inflation and the impacts of remote work
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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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
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