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Daniela Soto at her lab bench
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Jordan Strauss / AP Images for HHMI
Daniela Soto

UCSB postdoc receives competitive award to investigate the genetic changes that shaped the human mind

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photograph of a school psychologist speaking with a student
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iStock/Marcos Elihu Castillo Ramirez

Program addresses need for bilingual and culturally responsive school psychologists
color photograph of three UCSB students, each a newly announced Racial Justice Fellow
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Matt Perko
2024–25 Racial Justice Fellows, from left: India Sanders, Diego Lazcano Avila and Marlene Lopez Torres

Fellows in the fight for racial justice
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Opening up office hours
A group of undergraduate volunteers pose in front of the chemistry building at UC Santa Barbara.
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SciTrek founder Norbert Reich (center back) poses with some of the over 280 undergraduate volunteers who make the program possible.

SciTrek, UCSB’s largest education outreach program, garners new funding to expand
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Mellon Foundation awards $100,000 grants to four UCSB social science departments
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Asian American artist-in-residency program debuts with film screening and workshops
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Oral history project gathering stories from Afro-Chicanx community
A collage image of the photos and books related to Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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Jonathan Rissmeyer/UCSB Library
The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.

New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
two-panel painting by social justice artist Ty Rawls
Painting by social justice artist Tyhib Rawls for UCSB's Black Student Union

Black studies conference examines criminal legal system, unveils new social justice art
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Visiting law scholar to discuss race at the Supreme Court
Power pylons at sunset.
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Matthew Henry via Unsplash
Decarbonizing the grid is the dawn of a new era of electricity.

Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
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Giving rise to diversity in marine science, by way of mentorship and research
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