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A river meanders through forests and fields in Columbia.
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Meandering rivers create a dynamic landscape, depositing sand bars and eroding steep banks as they undulate across their floodplains.

Managing meandering waterways in a changing world

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concept of subatomic particles from two lattices creating an exotic material
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The negative electrons from one lattice and the positive "holes" from another together create a neutral exciton crystal

Physicists discover an exotic material made of bosons
A fishing boat deploys its nets accompanied by a flock of gulls.
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Fishermen and regulatory agencies will need to adapt when marine heatwaves impact the ranges and population levels of targeted species.

Lessons from ‘The Blob’ will help us manage fisheries during future marine heatwaves
University students and professor flank an adult in a wheelchair in front of a weight machine
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Lilli McKinney
Capstone project client Steve Ferreira (center) with (from right): Professor Tyler Susko and team members James Freda, Carlos Rivera, Janna Crocker, Joseph Byun and Cannon Crow.

An innovative, student-designed weight machine makes working out more accessible to people who use wheelchairs
Ray Adkins portrait
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Debra Herrick

New physics Ph.D. Ray Adkins is bound for Yale, prestigious award in hand, to apply his research to neuroscience
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Planetary defense project selected for NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program
A whitebark pine growing on the rock overlooking Big Pine Creek in the Eastern Sierra Nevada.
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Joan Dudney
Whitebark pines growing in cold, high elevation regions grew more during droughts, which lengthened their growing season.

How a drought affects trees depends on what’s been holding them back
A pumpjack nestled between trees and luxury homes.
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California currently has no setback restrictions, so oil production can occur in the middle of neighborhoods like Signal Hill, in Los Angeles.

Keeping California’s oil in the ground will improve health but affect jobs
A hand hovering over a match
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Matt Perko
Our perception of pain arises from a complex system connected to many other pathways.

A channel involved in pain sensation can also suppress it
concept illustration of genetic material cut from a DNA helix

Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
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Doctoral candidate Amelia Ritger receives award for women researchers
group of researchers in gray t-shirts standing outside a modern building
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Matt Perko
From l to r: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, João Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna

UC Santa Barbara to lead NSF-funded research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity
Holly Moeller checks on flasks of mixotrophic algae.
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Holly Moeller
Holly Moeller hopes these nondescript algae will help her uncover the intriguing lifestyle of mixotrophs and understand how environmental conditions influence their growth.

Biologist Holly Moeller investigates the role of mixotrophs, organisms that can both eat and photosynthesize
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