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Rooted in the Social Sciences Division at UC Santa Cruz, the institute supports innovative scholarship that changes the world. The institute is a critical intellectual and social hub, connecting scholars across UC Santa Cruz and partners beyond the University, developing research-based solutions to urgent problems in the world.

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Enraizado en la División de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de California en Santa Cruz, el instituto apoya erudición innovadora que transforma el mundo. El instituto es un centro intelectual y social crítico, conectando eruditos de toda UC Santa Cruz y compañeros más allá de la Universidad, desarrollando soluciones basadas en estudios a los problemas urgentes del mundo.

National Thought Leader Spotlight

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Director of Climate Policy at the Roosevelt Institute and architect of the Green New Deal

Join us on February 10, 2021 as we discuss meaningful climate policy and environmental justice reform with Rhiana Gunn-Wright >>

Rhiana Gunn-Wright Is Fighting the Policies Making People Sick
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    Public Interest Technology University Network


    A partnership of colleges and universities dedicated to building the field of public interest technology and growing a new generation of civic-minded technologists
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    AgTech


    New technologies have the potential to dramatically reshape the agro-food system and will likely change the way we produce, process, distribute and consume food.
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    Urban Environment & Justice Collaborative


    A collaborative working at the intersection of urban development, environmental sustainability, and social justice
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    Solidarity Economics CA


    Works to identify opportunities, eliminate barriers, and promote new narratives to build a more inclusive economy
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    Global and Community Health


    A new program at UC Santa Cruz aimed at addressing challenges of ill-health both globally and locally
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    Right Livelihood College

    Links faculty and students with ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ winners for education about solutions to the world’s most pressing problems
  • New Gen Learning

    New Gen Learning


    Research that identifies the cultural strengths of learning by children from historically underserved populations and ways to leverage those strengths
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    COVID-19 Response


    From conducting surveys to developing tracking apps, here are just a few ways that UC Santa Cruz is planning to change the trajectory of this global pandemic
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    Journal of International Society and Culture


    Informs discourse on international issues, while providing students with the opportunity to author articles and reports

Research News


CITRIS UCSC Tech For Social Good Program funds student teams
January 06, 2021

Shedding light on one of environmental policy’s most under-the-radar strategies
January 04, 2021

Uncovering the social factors lurking within diabetes risk
January 04, 2021

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Events of Interest


19 January 2021

Prisons, Histories and Erasures with Joanne Barker, Maria Gaspar, and Kelly Lytle Hernández

For the next Visualizing Abolition event, Joanne Barker, Maria Gaspar, and Kelly Lytle Hernández join us to discuss the histories and present struggles that disappear within the labyrinthian network of …

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22 January 2021

Socio-ecological Trade-offs in Urban Garden Management and Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services, such as pollination, pest control, climate regulation, and food production are essential for human well-being, especially in urban areas where ~ 60% of the world’s population will live …

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23 January 2021

Generations Together: Learning from young activists and adult allies

A global conversation with young activists from Bolivia, Senegal, Togo, and the United States about intergenerational collaboration and how adults can most effectively support youth activism.  Bridging diverse contexts and …

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2019 Protests in Chile, Plaza Baquedano, Santiago, Chile, on 22 October 2019, 15:09:16. Photo credit: Carlos Figueroa / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Human Rights Crisis in Chile: A Digital Inquiry

Human Rights Investigations Labs at UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley collaborated on open source research focused on the human rights crisis in Chile, which began with massive anti-government demonstrations a year ago that prompted a swift and sometimes brutal government crackdown on protestors. The Human Rights Lab at UC Santa Cruz is directed by Sylvanna Falcón, an associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies.

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