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UCSB's 'Abundance & Polycrisis' Symposium Unites Indigenous Scholarship Across Borders

UCSB Division of Social Sciences Bids Farewell to 2nd PROPEL Cohort

Last week, UC Santa Barbara bid farewell to the 2nd cohort of promising young scholars to graduate from its PROPEL, or PRomoting OPportunity and Equity in Learning, program. The June 5 event included family members of 14 seniors who completed the program by maintaining a 2.75 GPA/quarter while meeting with staff regularly to ensure their success. 

UCSB Professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky Traces the Global Impact of Refugee Migration

KEYT highlights UC Santa Barbara's Central Coast Community Summit

Sociologist Waverly Duck tapped to lead prominent journal

For the first time in the journal’s history, a UC Santa Barbara professor sits at the helm of 

2026 Pahl Making a Difference Award Winners Announced

Three outstanding students have received 2025 Louise A. and Stephen D. Pahl "Making a Difference" Awards from The Pahl Center for the Study of Critical Social Issues. According to Pahl Center Director Dr. Sastry, the awards were made possible with the support and oversight of the Social Sciences Divisional Leadership; in particular, Associate Dean Walid Afifi, who worked to identify and select the projects. 

Why California Farmworkers Deserve Basic Protections

UCSB Anthropologist Addresses Critical Gaps in Women's Health Research

From left, moderator Dr. Jane Varner, Amy Boddy, an anthropology professor at UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Stephanie Handler, a urogynecologist at Cottage Surgical Clinics, and Dr. Courtney Stull, a rheumatologist at Cottage Rheumatology Clinic.  Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo