What's Current in

Society + Culture

a family of East African nomadic pastoralists
Photo Credit
Wiesla-Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0
The Turkana are nomadic pastoralists who live in Kenya

Genetic adaptations helped East African nomadic pastoralists adapt to constant water stress, but urbanization may present an 'evolutionary mismatch'

Read Article

UCSB English Scholar Studies Global Icons as Symbols of Collective Consciousness

UCSB Economist Studies Impact of Climate Change on Health and Related Expenditures

UCSB Scholar Presents New Reading of Hieroglyphic Verb, Alters Current Understanding of Maya Ritual Texts

Colloquium on Mexican Literature to Take Place on Campus and at Casa de la Guerra in Santa Barbara

Russian Museum Curator to Give a Talk on Rasputin

UCSB Conference to Highlight New Scholarship on César Chávez and the UFW

Critical Issues in America Series to Examine Speculative Futures

Director of UCSB Writing Program Invited to White House

Computer Science and Film and Media Studies Professors Receive NSF Grant to Bring Wireless Technology to Rural Africa

UCSB Conference to Explore the Dynamics of Religious Pluralism

UCSB Special Collections Exhibit Traces the Origins of the Modern Bible

Carpinteria High School Students Conduct Original Research Through UCSB Linguistics Project
Subscribe to Society + Culture