Leon Liu

October 4, 2020

UCSB Anthropologists Identify Common Misconceptions About Child Marriage Among Americans

By Leon Liu

The questionnaire was designed to ascertain the participants’ understanding of the legality of child marriage.

June 22, 2020

The Differences Between Us: Disparities in American Healthcare

By Leon Liu

Data shows persistent racial inequities in access to healthcare across the United States. However, there are also some promising positive trends.

May 6, 2020

Red Tide, Blue Waves: Bioluminescence in Southern California Beaches

By Leon Liu

With water that is a murky brown by day and a brilliant electric blue by night, many beaches in Southern California have been reporting bioluminescent waves crashing against the coastline.

April 20, 2020

Q&A on COVID-19 With Dzwokai Zach Ma

By Leon Liu

Dzwokai Zach Ma, UCSB associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, answers questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 virus.

April 2, 2020

Viral Outbreaks Through the Years

By Leon Liu

From the common influenza to the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, mankind has consistently been at the mercy of viral outbreaks.

February 27, 2020

UCSB’s Fourth Annual Zero Waste Festival Highlights Sustainability and Waste Reduction

By Leon Liu

The festival, held at Storke Plaza, featured over a dozen on-campus organizations and local businesses that are dedicated to reducing Goleta’s waste output.

February 18, 2020

CO₂ and Climate Change: Same Goal, New Perspectives

By Leon Liu

Hain believes that the boron isotope-pH proxy may be the next step in climate change research, as it generates a baseline representation of the relationship between CO₂ and global temperature.