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Cars stuck in traffic

Scheduling smarter: Combining technology and policy for more pleasant, equitable commuting

Sammy Chavez poses for a photo

Breaking barriers and guiding others

A female Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) spider on her sticky web.

Lessons from a historic quest to heal spider bites are helping to fight neglected tropical diseases today

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Ramírez co-authors article on non/belonging in Germany and United States
Graduate student interviewed for her research on evangelical women in Costa Rica
Ramírez weighs in on Real ID rules, talks assimilation on Scientific Sense podcast
LALS Alum Nik Altenberg on lawsuit that forces ICE to release policy documents
Professor Ramírez co-edits “The Border is the Crisis: Reflections on the Centenary of the Immigration Act of 1924”
LALS presence at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference in Bogota, Colombia, June 12-15, 2024

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Last modified: Oct 03, 2025