Sean Crommelin

April 11, 2021

To “Decolonize” the Social Sciences, Cross-Cultural Research Must Be More Equitable, Researchers Say

By Sean Crommelin

Lawson hopes that his colleagues see their perspective piece as an ultimately positive and optimistic one. 

April 7, 2021

Following Widespread Die-offs, Researchers Investigate the Dangers Droughts Pose to Oaks

By Sean Crommelin

Anderegg and his collaborators have studied oaks across the west in North America, hoping to understand what resilience individual species of trees have to drought.

March 22, 2021

Following Negotiations, Environmentalists and Indigenous Activists Must Raise $20 Million in 90 Days To Protect West Mesa

By Sean Crommelin

If 90 days have elapsed and the funds have not been procured, Save the San Marcos Foothills has agreed not to further oppose the development.

March 3, 2021

Blum Center at UCSB Hosts Public Forum To Discuss Post-Pandemic Green New Deal

By Sean Crommelin

The forum focused on how the pandemic and recent socio-political shifts have impacted the prospects for “transformative economic and environmental change."

February 28, 2021

UCSB STEM Disciplines Come Together To Study Cell Polarization

By Sean Crommelin

Banavar and her collaborators were interested in understanding how cells understand their own geometry and maintain polarity.

February 25, 2021

Director of Black Student Research Center discusses S.T.E.M. Initiatives

By Sean Crommelin

Of particular importance for Tettegah is S.T.E.M. and data science engagement with underrepresented groups on campus.

February 17, 2021

Planned Development Next To San Marcos Foothills Preserve Faces Legal Challenges

By Sean Crommelin

The San Marcos Foothills Preserve is a protected area encompassing 200 acres of oak savanna and grassland between Santa Barbara and Goleta.

February 17, 2021

UCSB Professors, With Co-Authors From UC Davis and UC Riverside, Publish Book on the Sierra Nevada

By Sean Crommelin

California’s quintessential mountain range, the Sierra Nevada, extends 400 miles from the southernmost tip of the Cascades down to the Transverse Ranges in southern California. 

February 5, 2021

A Time For Reflection At Terror Rift

By Sean Crommelin

Luyendyk, Sorlien and their collaborators have been working with seismic reflection data to construct seismic profiles and visualize faulting along the Terror Rift. 

January 31, 2021

The Blue Collar Iron Man: A Look At Workplace Exoskeletons

By Sean Crommelin

How might work evolve as humans find themselves in the company of coworkers made of metal and wires, rather than just flesh and bones? 

January 31, 2021

Here Comes the Sun: UCSB Researchers Uncover Link Between UV Radiation and COVID-19 Transmission

By Sean Crommelin

However, the strength of the relationship was not quite as strong as others have proven to be, such as social distancing policies.

January 30, 2021

Santa Barbara County Hopeful for Accelerated Vaccine Distribution in Coming Weeks

By Sean Crommelin

By mid-February, a new standardized vaccine distribution standard will be implemented statewide.

January 17, 2021

Cancer and Chemo From a Wider Lens

By Sean Crommelin

Boddy began studying comparative oncology hoping to understand why some species are better equipped to weather cancer than others.

January 17, 2021

The Wolf, the Dog and the Man

By Sean Crommelin

Four different methods were tested using the remains of domestic dogs, grey wolves, coyotes and various types of foxes.

December 7, 2020

UC Regents Discuss Alternative Approaches to Financial Aid

By Sean Crommelin

The primary focus of the Nov. 18 meeting was Option 7: The Road to the Debt-Free UC.

December 7, 2020

UCSB Researchers Find Significant Gaps in Widely Used Fisheries Datasets

By Sean Crommelin

Blasco’s hope is that studies like this will shine a spotlight on the work that those working with the FAO, RAM and the IUCN still have ahead of them.