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Social Sciences at a Glance

Announcements

Anthropologist Elected to NAS
Professor Emeritus Napoleon Chagnon is among 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

UCSB Ranked Number 17 Among
Best-Value Public Universities


New Book Examines Early 20th-Century African American Film and Theater

UCSB Ranked 35 in World University Rankings

UCSB Ranked Among Country's Best Universities by U.S. News & World Report

Featured News

Pitting Employees Against Each Other...for Health
Debra Lieberman, director of Health Games Research and lecturer in the Communication Department, talks to the Wall Street Journal about companies' use of games to get employees to improve their health.

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby Receive UCSB Faculty's Top Honor
Leda Cosmides, Professor of Psychology and John Tooby, Professor of Anthropology, internationally recognized as the founders of the influential field of evolutionary psychology, have been named joint recipients of the Faculty Research Lecturer Award for 2012.

Events

Commencement 2012
We welcome the families and friends of UCSB’s Class of 2012 to join us for Commencement. President and Chief Executive Officer Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, will deliver the Commencement address to Social Sciences graduates on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

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