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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Native American Studies, University of California, Davis
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Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
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Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of California, Davis
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Researcher in Native American Studies, University of California, Davis
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
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Director, Cannabis Economics Group, University of California, Davis
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Post-Doctoral Scholar, Centers for Violence Prevention, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis
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Graduate Student Researcher in Transport Technology, University of California, Davis