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April 21-27, 2008
Vol. 12, No. 34

Events taking place April 21-27

Tom Pettigrew receives social sciences faculty award

Environmental studies grad students win Fulbright Awards

More Honors

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Study: Americans willing to sacrifice to reduce widening wealth gap

Americans are self-interested individualists, right? Not quite, says politics doctoral candidate Paul Viotti. His research shows many Americans care about growing economic inequality and would forgo personal gain for the well-being of others. [More]

UCSC celebrates feminist scholarship with Bettina Aptheker DVD

Feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker has been teaching her acclaimed Introduction to Feminisms class at UCSC for the past 28 years. One of the most influential introductory courses in the field, it has now been captured on DVD through a taping project led by her former students. [More]