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UC Santa Barbara takes pride in its inter-disciplinary culture, with many faculty members collaborating across disciplines on research projects, or holding joint appointments in different departments. Some courses are cross-listed between departments or can be taught by two or more professors, reflecting the range of their subject matter. During winter quarter 2012, however, the concept took on a new meaning when three professors – a sociologist, a photographer, and a writer/journalist – collaborated with...
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UCSB’s Environmental Studies Program was born out of activism – a response by a group of 21 faculty members to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill – and today’s environmental studies majors continue to combine activism and academics in ways that are having a real impact on the campus and the community.Divisions and Departments
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"The Stumbling Present": a last look
January 8, 2013
The Stumbling Present: Ruins in Contemporary Art, on view until Jan.20, "puts the ... Art, Design & Architecture Museum ... and its savvy Curator of Exhibitions Elyse Gonzales at the forefront of the burgeoning scene for international contemporary art in Santa Barbara".
The Year Of The Higgs, And Other Tiny Advances In Science
January 2, 2013
Looking at 2012's scientific discoveries, history professor W. Patrick McCray tells NPR that revolutionary discoveries don't necessarily announce themselves when they happen.
The Mayan Apocalypse: Fact or Myth?
December 17, 2012
Gerardo Aldana, professor of Chicana and Chicano studies and an expert in Maya hieroglyphic history, explains the misunderstanding that gave rise to the idea of the Maya apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012 (UCSB video, KEYT news story).
"Right to Work" laws
December 14, 2012
"The potential spread of right-to-work laws in the North ... is a startling and ominous development," says Nelson Lichtenstein, MacArthur Foundation Professor of History and director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Demoracy, in a CNN.com op-ed. He also talks to NPR's Morning Edition about the history of the term, "right to work."
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