Scientists Research Impact of Household Energy Use in Cities

Two UCSB geography professors have completed a study of household environmental effects on urban ecosystems, which was published in the April issue of the journal Ecological Applications. Professors J...
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Students To Vote On ICA Cost

The Intercollegiate Athletics Dept. is asking for a $44.50 lock-in fee that will fund athletics resources and facilities enhancements if approved in the upcoming Spring elections.
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Siberian Lake Ecology Linked to Atmosphere

UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis has analyzed data collected from Lake Baikal in Siberia and found relations between atmospheric pressures and seasonality of the lake, wh...
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Kepler Mission Identifies Possibly Habitable Planets

UCSB scientists Tim Brown and Avi Shporer are involved in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kepler mission, which has recently added 54 new planet candidates in the habitable zone ...
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Climate Change May Decrease Rainfall Levels in Eastern Africa

UCSB geography researchers have published a study that presents a link between warming temperatures over the Indian Ocean and projections of decreased precipitation in East Africa. The study, publishe...
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Students Encourage Palestinian Understanding

UCSB’s Students for Justice in Palestine organized a series of events this week to encourage open discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Rapper To Give Talk on Haiti

Hip hop star Chuck D will speak at UCSB tonight to commemorate Haiti’s tragic 2010 earthquake.
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