Society & Psychology

The Economics of the COVID-19 Crisis with Peter Rupert

May 18, 2020 by

Rupert introduced the Mortensen-Pissarides model for unemployment to the S.I.R. model for infectious diseases to estimate the effects of COVID-19 on the labor force.
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UCSB Professors Discuss Uncertainty in COVID-19 Datasets

May 11, 2020 by

The seminar is the third of the UC Santa Barbara’s interdisciplinary COVID-19 Webinar series.
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Gender Diversity and the New Discoveries It Brings to Neuroscience

May 4, 2020 by

Jacobs spotlights the issue that is common in science — the underrepresentation of both female researchers and scientific studies about women. 
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UCSB Natural Science Departments Conduct Spring Quarter Lab Classes Remotely

April 30, 2020 by

With the transition from in-person to online lab classes, lab instructors, TAs and students are learning to adapt to the new format.
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Better Together: The Evolution of Commitment and Altruism in Relationships

March 31, 2020 by

The paper aimed to answer two questions: Why do people care about the commitment of others, and why do we use gifts and other acts of kindness to display our own commitment?
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UCSB’s Fourth Annual Zero Waste Festival Highlights Sustainability and Waste Reduction

February 27, 2020 by

The festival, held at Storke Plaza, featured over a dozen on-campus organizations and local businesses that are dedicated to reducing Goleta’s waste output.
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National Society of Black Engineers at UCSB Provides Black S.T.E.M. Students “Encouragement” and “Knowledge”

February 20, 2020 by

NSBE also frequently collaborates with another MESA engineering program partner, Los Ingenieros, as well as UCSB’s College of Engineering.
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A Rooted Conversation About Hair

February 20, 2020 by

The conversation about natural hair in the African American community has been a hard one, riddled with misconceptions that lend to discriminatory practices both within and outside of the workplace.
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New English Course at UCSB Offers Students a More Personal Understanding of Climate Change

February 6, 2020 by

Ken Hiltner developed and teaches English 23, or “The Climate Crisis: What It Is and What Each of Us Can Do About It,” known colloquially as Climate Crisis 101.
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Former UCSB Professor Faces Paper Retractions, Suspicions Regarding Anomalous Data

February 6, 2020 by

The investigations into Pruitt’s data will no doubt have an enormous impact on Pruitt, his collaborators and the broader field of animal personality research.
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