Four undergraduates, one faculty member receive Chancellor’s awards; Library honors six students for exemplary research
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Graduate student Geoff Meyerhof took top honors at the 2022 Grad Slam for a presentation about his research with fruit flies -
2022 Grad Slam competition to feature video submission qualifying round, live in-person finals
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UC Santa Barbara joins forces with global 84000 project to translate entirety of the Tibetan Buddhist canon -
Reimagining Instruction for the Student Experience seminar for faculty sets stage for rigorous learning, at a distance
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The campus and Amazon team up on a new research initiative in machine learning and data science -
UC reaches major open access publishing deal with Springer Nature -
Graduate students awarded Fulbright Fellowships to pursue projects abroad -
Scientists explore different strategies to remain productive as COVID-19 disrupts normal campus activities -
NSF Director France Córdova visits the campus, speaks about the agency’s strategic plan -
New research reveals why Americans of both parties disapprove of Congress -
Researchers unravel the negative effects of pesticide exposure on birth outcomes, such as weight, gestation and abnormalities -
The world’s oceans possess vast, untapped potential for sustainable aquaculture, say UCSB marine scientists -
Marine biologists study the diets of dolphin species to understand their foraging habits and how they share ocean resources -
Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics explore the biophysics and neurobiology of the auditory system -
Alzheimer’s researchers begin to unravel how the protein tau transitions from soluble liquid to solid fibrous tangle -
Combining ecology and economics, researchers find a novel way to manage ecosystem services and protect biodiversity -
Comparing old and new field observations, scientists study changes in the biodiversity of California’s sandy beaches -
Researchers dissect the process by which blood vessels shrink, which could have important implications for human health -
UCSB undergraduate students and faculty receive Chancellor’s awards for research contributions -
Biologists correct a flaw in the way bacterial susceptibility to these drugs is tested -
Geophysicist uses a new technique to investigate the underwater volcanoes that produce Earth’s tectonic plates -
With $3 million DoD fellowship, Tresa Pollock will develop a platform for printing with new extreme-use materials -
Biologists discover an unexpected role for a light-sensitive receptor protein that regulates circadian rhythms -
Ecologists collaborate on a special volume about the relationships of conservation, biodiversity and infectious disease -
U.S. and U.K. share a similar mindset when it comes to horizontal drilling for shale energy -
Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth’s smallest life forms -
As geographic areas shrink, their populations become more vulnerable to extinction by harvest -
NCEAS sees global progress with ongoing research collaboration, Science for Nature and People Partnership -
Bacteria lay siege to neighboring cells by hijacking two factors involved in protein synthesis -
A new study finds that humans can interact with sharks without long-term behavioral impacts for the ocean’s top predators -
Geologists uncover more evidence that a cosmic strike marked the beginning of an abrupt cooling period on Earth -
Geologist Matthew Jackson investigates the geologic history of Pacific seamounts to shed light on the evolution of hotspot volcanoes -
Researchers show that simultaneously restoring predators and prey is faster and more effective than doing so one at a time -
Researchers recalibrate shark population density using data gathered on Palmyra atoll -
Researchers use the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis to create a chemically modified microbial fuel cell -
The hottest, most buoyant mantle plumes draw from a primordial reservoir deep in the Earth -
Cell biologist shows that blocking a critical enzyme helps to mitigate diseases tied to protein folding and lipid stress -
A gift from Linda Duttenhaver and Morton La Kretz will further research and teaching at Sedgwick Reserve -
A fellow at the NCEAS and colleagues find that certain fish at sushi restaurants may be mislabeled -
Researchers analyze 125 compounds from oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico to determine their longevity -
Astronomers illuminate the role of rapidly spinning black holes in tidal disruption events -
Researchers create a global map of soil pH and illuminate how it changes between wet and dry climates -
Researchers develop a simple processing technique that could cut the cost of organic photovoltaics and wearable electronics -
Scientists demonstrate that as people age, their brains adopt new strategies for memory-related tasks -
KITP astrophysicists will use a supercomputer to explore the driving forces behind mass loss in massive stars -
A new NCEAS study finds kelps are doing better than other key coastal ecosystem-forming species -
Applied coursework improves outcomes for high school students with learning disabilities -
KITP’s Greg Huber worked with nuclear physicists to confirm a structural similarity found in both human cells and neutron stars -
The Kavli Institute’s Follow-on Program brings scientists back together to work in small groups -
A neuroscientist maps brain cell activity that occurs during the delay between sensation and action -
Researchers show that when it comes to climate change and stream flow, plants play an important role -
Earth scientists untangle the curious landscape of China’s Tarim Basin using a model simulation of ancient events -
Brain scans of musician Sting give neurologist insight into how the rocker forges musical connections in his mind -
Researchers identify the North Atlantic Oscillation as a potential predictive tool for managing an iconic fishery -
Biologists find a unique version of a filament-forming protein in human cells that insects lack -
Researchers discover a possible first therapy for an uncommon childhood disease -
Evolutionary biologists show that sexual selection increases the number of species and impacts global diversity -
When choosing male partners for cooperative ventures, men value productivity, generosity and trustworthiness -
Scientists assist in a global study of coral reefs that uncovers previously unknown ‘bright spots’ -
Marine biologists discover that shark traffic in and out of a remote Pacific island’s lagoon peaks just after dusk -
New work from a field ecologist shows how rising ocean temperatures are potentially lethal for coral reefs -
Neuroscience researchers identify a gene critical for human brain development and unravel how it works -
New research demonstrates that contaminants from Deepwater Horizon lingered in subsurface water before sinking to the seafloor -
Microbial geneticist David Low will conduct research in global health and development -
Paleobiologist Susannah Porter finds evidence of predation in ancient microbial ecosystems dating back more than 740 million years -
UCSB LabRATS program takes sustainability into science labs, saving water, waste and energy -
Geologist Matthew Jackson finds that material in certain rock formations dates back to the Earth’s earliest years -
Scientists provide proof of principle for safe, targeted delivery of drugs to the placenta during pregnancy -
Radically new sensor technology captures nanoscale images with precise spatial resolution and sensitivity -
Kimberly Selkoe investigates the factors that drive patterns of genetic diversity in the inhabitants of Hawaiian coral reefs -
Dirk Bouwmeester and colleagues discover a promising new route for combined optical and solid-state-based quantum information -
New study by Benjamin Halpern underscores the need for better data to facilitate biodiversity conservation -
UCSB sociologist Thomas Scheff explores “the hidden literature of shame” -
Researchers develop a scientific plan to measure the ocean’s carbon cycle and predict its future conditions -
Neuroscientists document some of the first steps in the process by which a stem cell transforms into different cell types -
For heavier individuals, the anticipation of rejection drives down self-esteem and ratchets up stress, say psychologists -
Researchers at the Earth Research Institute study potential mercury methylation in two California rivers -
A psychologist shows that while environmental intervention can raise general intelligence, the effects aren’t permanent -
Researchers analyze how nutrient pollution can negatively impact important ecological relationships -
A study by UC Santa Barbara psychologists explores how a compromised belief in free will corrupts intuitive cooperation -
A team of geologists is set to measure coastal erosion and the effects of sea level rise brought by El Niño -
Two climate scientists edit a new book about the Earth’s regional and global monsoon systems -
Members of the Thomas Weimbs Lab demonstrate that reducing food intake in mice diminishes the growth of their polycystic kidneys -
Researchers studying giant clams find lessons in the surprising methods these animals use for creating white coloration -
Geologists analyze trace elements to determine that the onset of plate tectonics occurred about 3 billion years ago -
Kyle Ratner’s innovative social psychology research has earned him Rising Star status -
Graduate student Stacy Copp wins MRS awards for her Ph.D. work and for her teaching and mentoring of undergraduates -
Not all sources of methane emissions are man-made. A new study shows that northern freshwaters are critical emitters of this greenhouse gas.
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Physicists and colleagues discover strong magnetic fields in the cores of many pulsating stars -
Craig Carlson uses innovative technology and collaborations to address fundamental ocean ecosystem questions -
The world’s most sensitive dark matter detector gets better, thanks to a team effort -
Research on electron cyclotron radiation conducted by Ben Monreal and colleagues has been cited as a major development in physics -
The beneficial effects of interventions designed to raise intelligence in young children fade over time, UCSB study finds -
A new study offers strategic guidance on the placement of marine protected areas to meet global conservation goals -
Using a core sample from the Santa Barbara Basin, researchers decipher the history of paleoclimate change -
Researchers determine that marine fish are influenced by the food supply upon which they depend and competition for those resources -
Anthropologists study the Tsimane people of Bolivia to determine how parasitism affects female fertility -
Using a method she developed to remove chromium from water, Abby Knight expands her research to include biological applications -
For marine protected areas to conserve fishes and biodiversity effectively, they must be spaced close to one another -
Climate scientists confirm a leading indicator they used to predicted the 2014 drought in East Africa -
Two postdoctoral scholars from KITP have developed a means of reducing data size and processing by orders of magnitude -
Scientists conduct field research in Antarctica to better understand the continent’s geologic evolution -
Researchers and colleagues discover a mechanism that regulates the aging and abundance of secreted proteins -
A new Bren School study shows that life cycle assessment updates are essential to quantify the environmental impacts of agriculture -
Researchers use brain scans to determine the mechanism behind cognitive control of thoughts -
UCSB runs seven of the 39 sites comprising the UC Natural Reserve System, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary -
Bruce Lipschutz and his team have discovered an ecofriendly catalyst for a certain type of precious metal-mediated chemical reaction
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Scientists have developed a faster, cheaper and more biologically relevant way to screen drugs and chemicals in the developing brain -
A working group from UCSB’s NCEAS finds little proof of cheating among cooperating species -
Analyzing a decade of monitoring data from marine protected areas in the Channel Islands yields positive results -
Bren School graduates share their spatial model for identifying compatible areas for solar power development in the San Joaquin Valley -
An NCEAS study predicts that climate change will cause significant reshuffling of marine biodiversity -
Sea-level records for the Pacific coast indicate that uplift rates are overestimated by 40 percent -
Researchers discover a gene variant that provides a delaying mechanism for Alzheimer’s disease -
An astrophysics research group experimentally confirms its theories about the manipulation of asteroids and photon propulsion -
Summer school teaches astrophysicists how to use an open source computational code developed at KITP -
Researchers get the chance of a lifetime to study the effects of the Refugio oil spill over the coming year -
Researchers study and improve a small molecule capable of adhesion in wet environments -
Research biologist partners with Greenpeace to identify fish habitats that may be threatened by bottom-trawling -
Geologist James Kennett and colleagues narrow the date of an anomalous cooling event most likely triggered by a cosmic impact -
Geochemist argues that the abundance of certain elements in the Earth dictate whether plate tectonics can happen -
Collaborative archive project of UCSB and County of Santa Barbara will see historical legislative records housed at UCSB Library -
A new study demonstrates that an octopus’s skin possesses the same cellular mechanism for detecting light as its eyes do -
William Smith’s Cal-BRAIN project will simultaneously record the neural activity in all cells of Ciona, a simple sea squirt -
Project 8 collaborators have been able to detect emissions from a single electron using a tabletop instrument -
Scientists make new discoveries about a specific protein and its effects on cell division -
Scientists use DNA nanotechnology to position silver clusters at programmed sites on a nanoscale breadboard -
Before Deepwater Horizon, scientists didn’t know that oil and marine snow had anything to do with each other -
From 2000 to 2003, a drought in the American Southwest triggered a widespread die-off of forests around the region, including many stands of quaking aspen.
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A team of researchers, including Scott Grafton, provides new insight into what occurs in the brain during the learning process -
The Santa Barbara Basin is an ideal natural laboratory for studying the global climate record on a variety of time scales -
Current ongoing research would have been out of the question without the new state-of-the-art greenhouses -
When it comes to sharing domestic duties, most young people say they prefer egalitarian relationships -
According to researchers, the same patterns that led to the collapse of wildlife populations on land are now occurring in the sea -
According to UC Santa Barbara researchers, everything you know about crowdfunding is wrong -
Phytoplankton play an important role in governing elements contributing to the Earth’s ocean carbon cycle -
New work by Andrea Jani and Cherie Briggs addresses a fundamental gap in disease ecology and microbiome research -
With $3.5M grant from the National Institutes of Health, UCSB’s Jamey Marth will advance his work on sepsis -
Health risks are associated with the chronic psychosocial stress of perceived social subordination -
Each element of the anger face makes the person expressing it appear physically stronger and more formidable -
Two papers address how to strike a balance between providing for humanity’s growing needs and preserving natural systems -
UC Santa Barbara geography professor Richard Church has been selected for his highly cited “Maximal Covering Location Problem” paper -
Winner of a 2013 Academy Award in Technical Achievement, Theodore Kim's talk will look at the past, and toward the future, of CGI -
In Kenya, fleas carried by rats are important vectors of many diseases, including a potentially dangerous human pathogen -
Researchers offer a bold approach to reversing declines in wild fish populations in international waters around the world -
The state-of-the-art building will consolidate the varied bioengineering research taking place across campus -
Surf chants date back at least as far as the 18th century, when surfing was enjoyed by Hawaiian royalty and commoners alike -
Rising temperatures and protracted drought portend trouble for ecosystems, industries, people -
$20-million Head Health Challenge seeks to improve the safety of athletes, soldiers and others who sustain mild traumatic brain injury -
Robert McMeeking, UCSB professor of mechanical engineering and of materials is recognized for his outstanding research contributions
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UC Santa Barbara has a long and venerable history with China. When the first post-revolutionary students were allowed to leave China in the 1980s to study in the United States, five of them came to the campus’s Department of Geography.
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The Army's recent $48 million investment in the UCSB Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies opens the door for technological innovations inspired by nature -
In her new book, “Geographies of Privilege,” sociology professor France Winddance Twine argues that physical space, geography, and locality are key to understanding how power and privilege operate in diverse national contexts. Geography and... -
If you knew that your neighbor — or your neighbor’s gardener or nanny — was an “illegal alien,” would you tell? Should you tell? The dilemma in contemporary America is similar to the one Huckleberry Finn encountered when he discovered a runaway... -
In her new book, “The Marrying Kind? Debating Same-Sex Marriage within the Lesbian and Gay Movement,” sociology professor Verta Taylor examines arguments within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement in support of — and in... -
In his new book “The Fierce Urgency of Now — Improvisation, Rights, and the Ethics of Cocreation,” Black Studies and sociology professor George Lipsitz examines the ways in which struggles for human rights have been informed by the ethics of co-... -
Using their new bedrock elevation map for the Antarctic continent, Doug Wilson, Bruce Luyendyk and colleagues show that, contrary to the popularly held scientific view, Antarctica’s nascent ice sheet at the time of the global climate transition 34... -
Researchers have discovered that the female market squid possesses a pair of rainbow iridescent stripes. These flank a single stripe, which can go from complete transparency to bright white, mimicking the male testis. This may allow the female to... -
In the 2013 Ocean Health Index, scientists point to food provision as a factor that continues to require serious attention. The OHI defines a healthy ocean as one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people now and in the future based... -
The Thoreau Edition has published the first of a three-volume collection of correspondence to and from the 19th-century American naturalist and social philosopher. The volume covers the period from 1834 to 1848. The volumes are part of “The... -
Studying invasive plants through an NCEAS distributed seminar helped to fill a hole in collective ecology knowledge -
A team of researchers has created an efficient way to target and repair defective genes using human pluripotent stem cells and DNA-cutting protein from meningitis bacteria. The novel technique is much simpler than previous methods and has the... -
Human-driven environmental disturbances have multiple effects, including changes in biodiversity and species composition. -
UC Santa Barbara scholars and scientists –– including three of the university's five Nobel Prize winners –– will discuss their research in a series of Ground-breaking Research/Innovative Technology (GRIT) Talks throughout the month of July.
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In his new book, "Charles Ives in the Mirror," music professor David Paul examines the American composer. -
Michelle O'Malley, an assistant professor in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a 2013 Early Career Award by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
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When UC Santa Barbara doctoral student Seeta Sistla and her adviser, environmental studies professor Josh Schimel, went north not long ago to study how long-term warming in the Arctic affects carbon storage, they had made certain assumptions.
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At the 2013 South by Southwest conference in Austin, Tex., entrepreneur and technology designer Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX, showed a packed, rapt crowd video of his latter company's newest project: a reusable rocket...
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The landmark federal Endangered Species Act –– the most powerful and comprehensive in United States environmental law, and the most ambitious biodiversity conservation statute ever enacted by any country –– turns 40 this year.
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I'm optimistic, said Peter Rupert, professor and chair of economics at UC Santa Barbara, during his presentation at the 2013 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit.
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Ann Taves, professor of religious studies at UC Santa Barbara, has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2013.
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In the latest rankings by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, UC Santa Barbara has placed second on the annual list of the top 500 major universities in the world in terms of impact in the field...
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Anthony Barbieri-Low always wanted to be an Egyptologist, and now, with a $238,700 New Directions Fellowship from the Andrew W.
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Solutions that meet the broad, varied, and often competing priorities of conservation are difficult to come by.
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Annie Oakley, Bonnie Parker, Sarah Palin –– all women, all famous, and all enamored of their firearms.
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When it comes to rockfish, Milton Love has become a go-to guy. At least once a week, he receives an e-mail message –– complete with digital image –– from someone seeking his expertise in identifying a species of rockfish.
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A research idea by Dennis Clegg, co-director of UC Santa Barbara's Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, is one of 10 winning submissions from a pool of nearly 500 entries selected by the National Eye Institute (NEI) for its Audacious...
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A new, noninvasive, and low-cost method for the early detection and monitoring of osteoarthritis (arthritis caused by wear and tear) may be on its way, thanks to research by UC Santa Barbara scientists from the Department of Chemical Engineering...
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While legions of medical researchers have been looking to understand the genetic basis of disease and how mutations may affect human health, a group of biomedical researchers at UC Santa Barbara is studying the metabolism of cells and their...
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"Darkening Mirrors" examines ways in which African Americans imagined themselves as empowered, modern citizens and transnational actors -
You wouldn't want to miss the forest for its trees if you're worried about woods at large, but what if the trees themselves are your central concern?
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UC Santa Barbara professor of neuroscience Kenneth S. Kosik's book, "The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care is Failing Millions –– and How We Can Do Better," has been awarded the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication....
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As part of an isolated indigenous group in central Bolivia, Tsimane men spend much of their time hunting, foraging, fishing, and clearing land by hand to grow crops.
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What if bacteria could talk to each other? What if they had a sense of touch? A new study by researchers at UC Santa Barbara suggests both, and theorizes that such cells may, in fact, need to communicate in order to perform certain functions.
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A pilot project at UC Santa Barbara has 15 Carpinteria High School students conducting original linguistics research in their own community.
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When the euro was established as Europe's joint money 12 years ago, many predicted it would soon achieve parity with the U.S. dollar –– and possibly surpass it –– as an international currency.
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have shed new light on the ecological interactions that explain plant diversity. The results were published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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A new five-volume series of works by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges has been published by Penguin Classics under the general editorship of Suzanne Jill Levine, a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese who teaches Latin...
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About 10 miles off the Santa Barbara coast, at the bottom of the Santa Barbara Channel, a series of impressive landmarks rise from the sea floor.
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Video game violence affects the human brain, and cognitive neuroscientist Rene Weber has the pictures to prove it.
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New keys to understanding the evolution of life on Earth may be found in the microbes and minerals vented from below the ocean floor, say scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
