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Christopher Parker, Black man with yellow background and abstract effect
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Carnegie Fellow Christopher Parker, a UCSB political science professor, researches how polarization affects communities of color.

Political scientist Christopher Parker named a Carnegie Fellow

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grad student Kirsten Rollins on stage giving her Grad Slam presentation
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Jeff Liang
Grad Slam champion Kirsten Rollins, April 3, 2025
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Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman
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Left to right: Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman
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color photograph of a writing teacher michelle petty
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Matt Perko
Michelle Petty, February 2024
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Daniela Soto at her lab bench
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Jordan Strauss / AP Images for HHMI
Daniela Soto
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color photograph of writer Manuel Munoz standing on a staircase
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
2023 MacArthur Fellow Manuel Muñoz
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Meghan Morrissey behind lab equipment.
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Matt Perko
Meghan Morrissey
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Beautiful Black woman sitting in a dark theater with a prop box of popcorn
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Matt Perko
UCSB lecturer and producer Wendy Eley Jackson spotlights advocacy in a compelling new documentary.
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Meghan Morrissey uses a micropipette in her lab.
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Matt Perko
Morrissey’s group is working to harness macrophage immune cells for novel cancer therapies.