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A community effort to restore kelp forests in the Santa Barbara Channel is kicking off this spring.
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UC Santa Barbara researchers are developing technology to help beachgoers predict when sharks might be in the water. Using drones, scientists tracked factors that could attract sharks, like water temperature, tides and time of day.
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UC Santa Barbara students are dipping their toes into the filmmaking process. Every summer the university hosts a nine week course where students team up to create an original documentary about the coast. One team uncovered the story of a forgotten Chumash island called Quwa' in the Goleta Slough. It was destroyed by the federal government in the 1940s to build the Santa Barbara Airport.
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Santa Barbara County will develop an AI-powered map that helps cyclists identify safe routes in the region. Caltrans awarded the county a nearly $500,000 grant to develop the map with UC Santa Barbara.
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Half of a nearly 6,000-acre reserve managed by UC Santa Barbara has burned from the Lake Fire.
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Police continue to investigate a pro-Palestinian protest at UC Santa Barbara that disrupted finals week.
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The encampment is part of a series of protests across UC campuses.
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The software was created to help agencies prevent collisions with whales.
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A new study out of UC Santa Barbara looked at how to reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. It finds that farming practices have a substantial impact.
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California is struggling to manage groundwater, which is used for drinking and irrigating crops. Now, a UC Santa Barbara study shows how important it also is for protecting diverse ecosystems from drought.