Hannah Hirou

May 4, 2020

Gender Diversity and the New Discoveries It Brings to Neuroscience

By Hannah Hirou

Jacobs spotlights the issue that is common in science — the underrepresentation of both female researchers and scientific studies about women.

March 11, 2020

Researchers Use New Sequencing Methods To Study Protein Binding and Evolution

By Hannah Hirou

UC Santa Barbara researchers have innovatively reimagined the way that protein sequencing is done.

January 23, 2020

The Strange Case of Parasitic Castrators Amongst Hermaphroditic Barnacles

By Hannah Hirou

The study made the prediction that infection would be mainly in female-functioning barnacles due to the parasite’s feeding habits.

October 10, 2019

Potential Positive Impacts of Seaweed on Climate Change

By Hannah Hirou

A recent UCSB study examined the potential impacts of seaweed aquaculture on carbon offsetting.

September 19, 2019

Evaluating Cumulative Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

By Hannah Hirou

Recently, UCSB researchers published a paper that addressed for the first time the combined impact humans are having on our marine ecosystems.

September 12, 2019

Epigenetics, Corals and Climate Change

By Hannah Hirou

Moeller and other marine scientists received a $3 million, five-year funding from the NSF to set up long-term research on the coral reefs around Moorea in French Polynesia.

August 14, 2019

UCSB Researcher Uses Hypothetical Mussel Farms To Study Aquaculture Productivity in Southern California

By Hannah Hirou

The researchers predicted the profitability of 223 hypothetical mussel farms along the coast from Point Conception to the Mexico border in a region known as the Southern California Bight.