Science & Tech

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.

September 30, 2021

SB County Begins Rollout Of Pfizer Booster Shots To Vulnerable Populations

By Devanshi Tomar

These guidelines do not apply to those who received the Moderna or Janssen (J&J) vaccine.

September 25, 2021

Tracing the Pandemics of California Past

By Sean Crommelin

One of the most devastating impacts to arise from the Spanish colonial system emerged in the form of disease.

September 23, 2021

As Oceanic Oxygen Levels Drop in Warming Seas, Fish Flee to Shallower Waters, Researchers Find

By Sean Crommelin

Often, the major focuses of ocean climate change are bold and visible: The melting Arctic ice sheet, bleached and weakened tropical reefs and ocean acidification come to mind. However, an equally important, but often-o...

September 23, 2021

Professor Mostofi Uses WiFi Signals for Crowd Counting

By Devanshi Tomar

Since 2009, UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor Yasamin Mostofi and her lab have pioneered groundbreaking sensing methods using everyday radio frequency (RF) signals. Their ...

September 21, 2021

In a Landscape of Wet-Dry Whiplash, UCSB Researcher Develops New Method to Predict Water Deficits During Growing Season

By Sean Crommelin

In order to avert catastrophe and mitigate the worst human impacts of drought, many researchers have devised ways to predict the effects of natural disasters.

August 29, 2021

To the Limit: Long-Term Study Reveals How Kelp Forests Respond to Repeated Disturbances

By Sean Crommelin

The researchers were particularly interested in how the different layers of vegetation throughout the kelp forest would adapt to the loss of the canopy.

August 26, 2021

With California Heating Up, UCSB Researchers Study the Future of the State’s Fires

By Sean Crommelin

In their most recent research, Tague and her collaborators focused on the Big Creek watershed in the southern Sierra Nevada, a region which is particularly sensitive to climate change.

August 10, 2021

Looking Back at the Campaign to Save the West Mesa

By Sean Crommelin

Now, as part of Phase 2, fundraising is being done to create an endowment and restore the West Mesa.

August 3, 2021

UC Researchers Dive Deeper Into the Nitrogen Cycle at Sedgwick Reserve

By Sean Crommelin

“Although it's interesting that rock is delivering nitrogen to ecosystems, at least in Sedgwick it’s not going to be a big contributor to the functioning of the system,” Chadwick said.