Sean Crommelin

March 3, 2022

Back in Bloom: Flowers Begin Their Return to the South Coast

By Sean Crommelin

Southern California’s native wildflowers exhibit a dazzling array of colors, shapes, sizes and timing of blooms.

February 22, 2022

When the Data Lies: The Consequences of Racial Bias In Research and Algorithms

By Sean Crommelin

When data itself is skewed, how do the findings themselves — or even policies and outcomes — get affected by such biases? 

February 14, 2022

Peering Into the Sea Otter Genome Reveals Much

By Sean Crommelin

The researchers found an opportunity to learn about the consequences of species-wide declines by looking to otters in the aftermath of the fur trade.

February 9, 2022

Living on the Margins: Shrinking Forest Footprints in the Future American West

By Sean Crommelin

“I guess the message would be there's actually a pretty nuanced response, potentially, to how we might see more ecosystems affected by climate change,” Professor Anna Trugman said.

February 9, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at phone-based COVID tests, the unwelcome palms of Palmyra Atoll and the Ciona.

January 27, 2022

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at predator-prey interactions, endangered whale protection, and volcanic hotspots.

January 13, 2022

At North Campus Open Space, Years of Restoration Work Unveil a Transformed Landscape

By Sean Crommelin

In a landmark conservation deal with the Trust for Public Land in 2013, Ocean Meadows Golf Club was sold by its owner, Mark Green, for $7 million, with a further $10 million raised to facilitate the golf course’s trans...

December 19, 2021

Simply Stated: Does it Really Never Rain in Southern California?

By Sean Crommelin

In California, high pressure during much of the year steers storms well clear of the state.

November 23, 2021

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at rockfish, LED lights, and fire probability predictions with UCSB researchers.

October 28, 2021

River Flows Across You: Game Theory in the Harirud Basin

By Sean Crommelin, Audrey Pham

The Harirud flows west from the snow-capped peaks of the Hindu Kush. From this origin, the river traverses Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

October 21, 2021

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at soil, fish and psychology training programs with UCSB researchers.

October 15, 2021

Los Ingenieros Engineers a Space for Underrepresented Students in S.T.E.M.

By Sean Crommelin

For decades, Los Ingenieros has sought to create a community for underrepresented students in the College of Engineering.

October 14, 2021

Simply Stated: Is There Such a Thing as “Good Fire?”

By Sean Crommelin

Is the Alisal Fire a “good fire” or a “bad fire?” Well, it depends.

October 8, 2021

The Psychological Science Behind Pseudoscience

By Sean Crommelin

How do pseudoscientific beliefs, as they are called, spread and come to be accepted by many as fact? 

October 7, 2021

Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

By Sean Crommelin

A look at crops, climate and bears with the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.

September 30, 2021

Back From the Brink: 20 Years of Snowy Plover Conservation at Coal Oil Point Reserve

By Sean Crommelin

A challenge since the program was established has been balancing recreational access to Sands Beach with the interests of the plovers.