Fracking May Bring Contaminants to Drinking Water

Some Americans are fortunate enough to not have to worry about how safe their water is. However, for those who get their drinking water from private wells rather than a public utility, there could be ...
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The Supernova That Lived for 50 Years

UCSB astronomers discover supernova that has exploded multiple times throughout 50 years.
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Uqora Wins InnovateHER Competition

Uqora is specifically used to prevent UTIs that may be caused by the bacterium E. coli that had been transferred to the urinary tract from the bowel.
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Researchers Explore Decline in Right Whale Population

Demographic projections can be used as a tool to explore the interactions of various drivers of growth and decline.
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The Relationship Between Pesticides and Infants

Depending on the amount of pesticides present, the relationship between infants and pesticides changes
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The Midas Touch on Medical Screening

Chuong and her colleagues designed a sandwich-style protein detection assay that uses two Raman reporters, each conjugated with a distinct affinity reagent.
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Rain, Rain Please Don’t Go Away

S.T.O.R.M.’s output can be subsequently used in other quantitative and modeling frameworks to explore the partitioning of rainfall between the surface and subsurface, ecohydrology, runoff and erosio...
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Past Tsunamis May Predict Future Ones

UCSB geologists and colleagues were able to determine that a tsunami hit the California coast near Cresent City 900 years ago.
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Researchers Analyze Corrosion Mechanisms

UCSB researchers take a look at corrosion in small gaps. Until recently, it was difficult to analyze in real time due.
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Tick Populations Affected by Wildlife Loss and Climate Change

With the decline of wildlife and dramatic change in climate, UCSB researchers are finding that tick populations increase when large animals are gone.
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Larvae Survival: Dig, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dig

UCSB researchers find that fruit fly larvae must make a life-threatening decision when searching for food or avoiding enemies.
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An Alternate Route After Graduation

Graduating seniors find that more time between grad school and industry benefit career choices.
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Graduating Master’s Students Share UCSB Perspective

Two graduating master's students share their grad school experience and what they gained from UCSB
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Blue Lights Unite Isla Vista Community

Blunite, a student led organization, makes sure to honor the victims of the tragedy with a memorial event held to help heal the community and move it forward in a positive direction.
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Engineering a Solution for Diabetes

Sumita Pennathur, an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department has been awarded $1.625 million to continue her research in diabetic monitoring.
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