Brittany Avila

May 10, 2011

Scientists Research Impact of Household Energy Use in Cities

By Brittany Avila

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 Joe McFadden and Jenn...

April 8, 2011

Students To Vote On ICA Cost

By Brittany Avila

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.

March 1, 2011

Siberian Lake Ecology Linked to Atmosphere

By Brittany Avila

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, which affect its overa...

February 15, 2011

Kepler Mission Identifies Possibly Habitable Planets

By Brittany Avila

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 of a star, bringing ...

February 8, 2011

Climate Change May Decrease Rainfall Levels in Eastern Africa

By Brittany Avila

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, published online in the jour...

January 26, 2011