Science & Tech

Genetic Variation Can Affect Embryo Formation

October 3, 2019 by

Because humans and other vertebrates share a common regulatory mechanism for endoderm development with nematodes, the study’s results may have potential implications for drug therapies.
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UCSB Continues to Perform Well on 2019 Sustainable Campus Index Metrics

September 26, 2019 by

UCSB is among 134 institutions which have been awarded with a gold rating or higher by the AASHE, out of the 970 campuses currently registered.
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Mechanism to Develop Mineralized Skeletons Likely Evolved Independently Across Diverse Taxa

September 26, 2019 by

A paper from UCSB researchers details how they managed to pinpoint evidence of biomineralization in a wide variety of fossils from the Cambrian period.
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UCSB Researchers Discover Mechanism Potentially Accelerating Progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease

September 19, 2019 by

While researchers in the natural sciences field studying kidney stones have observed dilated tubules before, “it has not previously been recognized as an active protective mechanism,” the paper st...
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Evaluating Cumulative Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

September 19, 2019 by

Recently, UCSB researchers published a paper that addressed for the first time the combined impact humans are having on our marine ecosystems.
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Epigenetics, Corals and Climate Change

September 12, 2019 by

Moeller and other marine scientists received a $3 million, five-year funding from the NSF to set up long-term research on the coral reefs around Moorea in French Polynesia. 
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UCSB Researchers Examine Effective Communication of Environmental Issues

September 4, 2019 by

Their findings suggest that the same types of messaging frames can be effectively used to communicate to conservatives and liberals, rather than speaking to each group individually.
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SBWCN: Animal Rescue Stories from the Community

August 27, 2019 by

Local community members share rescue stories of animals they and SBWCN helped.
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A Look Into Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network

August 22, 2019 by

Located in Goleta, the animal rehabilitation center has cared for over 3,100 patients so far in 2019.
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UCSB Researcher Uses Hypothetical Mussel Farms To Study Aquaculture Productivity in Southern California

August 14, 2019 by

The researchers predicted the profitability of 223 hypothetical mussel farms along the coast from Point Conception to the Mexico border in a region known as the Southern California Bight. 
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2019 Karp Discovery Award Will Further UC Women’s Brain Initiative

August 8, 2019 by

The idea for the initiative emerged when the researchers saw that replication across current, public studies on the short- and long-term effects of the birth control pill on the brain didn't yet exist...
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Eating for Two: MSI Researchers Study How Urchins Make Kelp More Palatable for Benthic Feeders

August 1, 2019 by

Sea urchins, much maligned throughout the California coast for destroying kelp forests, might not be quite the pests that they appear to be.
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The Art of Change: Dissecting the Role of Lobbying in Climate Policy

July 25, 2019 by

Meng and Rode were able to measure exactly how the Waxman-Markey bill was affected by the lobbying money surrounding its approval in the House and its no-show in the Senate. 
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Forming and Fueling Galaxies

July 18, 2019 by

"Our study was about trying to find the reservoir of gas that feeds galaxies like the Milky Way,” Martin said.
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UCSB Researchers Uncover Conditions Leading to Unusual 2015 Algal Bloom

July 11, 2019 by

It was especially fortuitous that the bloom occurred in the Santa Barbara Channel, a strip of coast which has been subject to close monitoring. 
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