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Matt Perko
UC Santa Barbara associate professor Leah Stokes researches public policy, public opinion and political behavior, with a focus on energy, environment and climate change.

Leah Stokes receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication

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‘Liking’ is Believing

Centering LBTQ+ Women, Nonbinary Health

Fuel for Thought
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A Leader in International Relations
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Getting Together
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A Healing Space
Racial Justice Fellows

Freedom to Focus
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The Old Roots of New Age
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Too Much Information
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Delight in the Arts
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McNair Scholars Get Big Investment

Not Just for the Gods
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