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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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Writer Cherríe Moraga in 1982
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Barbara Adams
Writer Cherríe Moraga, 1982

Honoring her work to elevate issues of gender, sexuality and race, Cherríe Moraga’s seminal lesbian and Chicana text is expanded and re-released
Silvia Rodriguez Vega and book cover with children's drawing

Children’s drawings illustrate the hurt imparted by policies of family separation 
computer image overlaid with law symbols
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To close digital divide, lawmakers succeed when focused on education and transparency
Ecologies of Childhood conference logo
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Illustration by Maya Gonzalez

International literary conference explores the ‘ecologies of childhood’
U.S. Supreme Court building
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The Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

Scholars reflect on Supreme Court ruling and higher education in the post-affirmative action era
A person holds a phone displaying an image of a diverse group of people.
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Nathana Rebouças, Unsplash
The ability to efficiently measure diversity in social media opens new possibilities for researchers, companies and consumers.

Computer vision and human annotations provide insights on inclusion in social media at scale
University students and professor flank an adult in a wheelchair in front of a weight machine
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Lilli McKinney
Capstone project client Steve Ferreira (center) with (from right): Professor Tyler Susko and team members James Freda, Carlos Rivera, Janna Crocker, Joseph Byun and Cannon Crow.

An innovative, student-designed weight machine makes working out more accessible to people who use wheelchairs
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
An envelope addressed to UCSB's Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, from Corcoran State Prison
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Courtesy photo
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
Female Professor France Winddance Twine
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Matt Perko
Professor France Winddance Twine, March 2023

New book offers firsthand accounts of inequality in Silicon Valley, centers Black and Latinx women
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage

Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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