UC Santa Barbara Professor Michael Goodchild, a global pioneer in geographic information science, is the first scholar appointed to the Jack and Laura Dangermond Professorship in geography.
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Letters and Science, AnthropologyDignitaries from Belize will travel to Santa Barbara later this month to join UC Santa Barbara in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support a collaborative research program at the ancient Maya city of El Pilar and to launch a...
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Letters and Science, AnthropologyAcross human societies –– including our own –– men often devote a great deal of time and effort to increasing their social status and displaying their success publicly through material possessions or by showing off particular skills.
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Letters and Science, Environmental Studies, Marine ScienceUC Santa Barbara's Marine Science Research Building has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
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Letters and Science, CommunicationAlthough most organizations –– business or otherwise –– operate with the noblest of intentions, at some point the people associated with them will experience some degree of systemic dysfunction.
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Letters and Science, GeographyA new scientific study shows that debris coverage –– pebbles, rocks, and debris from surrounding mountains –– may be a missing link in the understanding of the decline of glaciers.
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Letters and Science, Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyRemarkable progress in understanding how stem cell biology works has been reported by a team of leading scientists, directed by experts at UC Santa Barbara. Their research has been published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
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Letters and Science, Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyFilling the Blank, a documentary by Cable News Network featuring the research of UC Santa Barbara professor Kenneth S. Kosik, will be broadcast Saturday, Jan. 29.
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Engineering, Electrical and Computer EngineeringOsei Darwka, president of Ghana Telecom University, has a lofty goal.
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Letters and Science, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Environmental Studies, GeographyTo combat last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, nearly 800,000 gallons of chemical dispersant were injected directly into the oil and gas flow coming out of the wellhead nearly one mile deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
