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Years after the discovery of a marine heatwave nicknamed "The Blob," UCSB researchers found the warming temperatures reshaped the Santa Barbara channel’s ecosystem.
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New research from UC Santa Barbara examines how social approval makes people more willing to believe fake news stories on social media.
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A tiny species of clam never before seen alive has been discovered on a Central Coast beach. Using fossil records, local researchers identified the species and published a paper on their discovery, but questions remain about where it’s been hiding all these years.
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A political science professor at UC Santa Barbara has a new study out on how effective political leaders are at making fossil fuels more expensive as a means to address climate change.
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Nearly 50,000 academic workers employed by the University of California system are striking this week, demanding better pay and benefits. About 3,000 of them are picketing at UC Santa Barbara.
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Grizzly bears lived in California until the 1920s. UCSB's California Grizzly Research Network is exploring the idea of a reintroduction.
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UCSB professor David Tilman co-authored a study that estimates the environmental impacts of 57,000 commonly purchased food products.
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As Omicron cases rose, UCSB students returned to remote instruction for a month in January, before resuming in-person again in early February. Adjusting to campus life was exciting, but also fraught.
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The UCSB carillon consists of 61 bells of different sizes.
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Kelp forests along the Central and Southern coast are being destroyed by hungry sea urchins, leading UC Santa Barbara doctoral students conduct a study on what this could mean for the marine environment.