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

KEYT highlights UC Santa Barbara's Central Coast Community Summit

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. 

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 

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

New PBS Documentary Highlights Asian American Studies Professor's Civil Rights Scholarship

UCSB Report Shows Most County Residents Oppose New Onshore Drilling

With Santa Barbara County weighing ordinances to phase out onshore oil and gas development – a decision that will affect workers, communities, and the environment for decades to come –  uncertainty and uncertain claims are swirling around future of the offshore oil platforms along the county's southern coastline. In 2015, following a burst pipeline connected to oil drilling spilled over 450,000 gallons of heavy crude into the ocean along 136 miles of coastline.