Science & Tech
Sewage surveillance has been employed to track the presence of opiates in wastewater previously. Now, scientists are using it to track COVID-19 in the population.
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The May 12 session of “Issues, Approaches, and Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis” featured Professors Heejung Kim, David Sherman and Robin Nabi.
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The phenomenon of unusual sleep experiences during the pandemic may be due to “emotional overloading,” according to Professor Steve Smith.
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Ian Carrillo seeks to add another dimension to a debate in environmental sociology.
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Rupert introduced the Mortensen-Pissarides model for unemployment to the S.I.R. model for infectious diseases to estimate the effects of COVID-19 on the labor force.
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UC Santa Barbara researchers examined the possible impacts of sediment disposal on the water quality at Goleta Beach.
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The researchers used a dimensionality reduction model to simplify the tactile signals of the hands. These were detected by sensors on an apparatus.
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The seminar is the third of the UC Santa Barbara’s interdisciplinary COVID-19 Webinar series.
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For over a century, opsins have historically been observed operating in rhodopsin, a light receptor.
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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.
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Jacobs spotlights the issue that is common in science — the underrepresentation of both female researchers and scientific studies about women.
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With ecological sustainability in mind, researchers aimed to highlight the limitations of a future that implements a low-carbon transition in infrastructure when utilizing natural sand as “relief”
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With the transition from in-person to online lab classes, lab instructors, TAs and students are learning to adapt to the new format.
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Inspired by similar sites in Japan and the East Coast, Schroeter’s team initially conceived the project as a means to monitor enhancement strategies for red sea urchins as a commercial fishery.
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The scientists' findings and modeling are part of ongoing research that hopes to understand the effect changes in climate may have on the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
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Fur-covered Lulus and Crocs
Walks around the house without a shirt on, even though the neighbors keep giving you funny looks
3-year-old leggings that are starting to rip from all the chafing
Basketball shorts all day, every day because ball is (still) life
Old T-shirts from high school
Hot sauce-stained pajama pants
Oversized T-shirts with knee-high socks
Wears a blanket like a cape while walking to the kitchen for the third time in the last 10 minutes
A paint-covered smock
Your significant other’s ratty sweatshirt that you pretend still smells like them after two months
The skimpiest bathing suit to get the best tan ever
Homemade tie-dye sweat outfits
