Science & Tech

UCSB Linguistics Professor Explains ‘Yanny’ vs. ‘Laurel’

May 16, 2018 by

Personally, I heard “Yanny” on a cheap PC speaker, but “Laurel” on better earphones myself.
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UCSB Researcher Evaluates Sundowner Winds

May 10, 2018 by

One of the most beautiful views in Santa Barbara is seeing the Santa Ynez Mountains from the beach. However, this positioning can lead to dangerous situations when it comes to wildfires because the ai...
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The Children Are Preparing for the Future

April 18, 2018 by

As climate change continues to alter ecosystems, many organisms have had to adapt in order to overcome fluctuations in their environment. It is important to understand the mechanisms in which organism...
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UCSB Researchers Advance Coral Restoration

April 11, 2018 by

Corals are in rapid decline on many reefs due to global stressors associated with climate change, such as increasing sea surface temperatures that cause coral bleaching and disease, as well as local s...
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Sounds of Eruptions Used to Describe Volcanoes

April 6, 2018 by

A new case study done by a team of international scientists led by UC Santa Barbara geophysicist Robin Matoza examined data from the 2015 eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile using a network from ...
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Grey Sharks’ Unusual Contribution to Reef Environments

April 6, 2018 by

The balance in any ecosystem comes from the organisms inhabiting that community, and the Palmyra Atoll is no different. A study led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with mar...
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Climate Change One Step At a Time

March 1, 2018 by

The University Of California’s approach to deep decarbonization offers lessons in efficiency, alternative fuels and electrification.
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UCSB Researchers Survey Debris Flows After Montecito Mudslides

February 22, 2018 by

Until the trees and plants grow back on the hillside, the soil will remain variable to its environment.
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UCSB Marine Biologists Bring Ecology to Children

February 22, 2018 by

Kelp forests are considered one of the most prolific and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. They provide food and shelter to thousands of fish, invertebrates and other algae. Studying the kelp forest is a v...
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Arginine’s Larger (in) Life Role

February 22, 2018 by

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that the amino acids arginine and, to a lesser degree, lysine may have greater importance than previously thought regarding the origin of life.
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UCSB Selected to Host Its First SASE Conference

February 15, 2018 by

The SASE conference and the UCSB SASE chapter provide an unrivaled resource for students looking to embrace the intersectionality of being an Asian American in the S.T.E.M. fields. By providing invalu...
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AWMAT Combines Women in Art with Technology

February 15, 2018 by

A three day conference put on by the Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Technology celebrated the achievements of today’s generation of female media artists using technology in their work.
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UCSB Researchers Repair the Riparian Forests

February 8, 2018 by

A team of scientists from UCSB and the State University of New York is conducting a series of projects to study how riparian forests located in drought-prone environments are responding to climate cha...
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Elevated Levels of Potassium, Other Metals Found in Ash From Thomas Fire

February 8, 2018 by

A study of Thomas Fire ash collected at 18 points in Santa Barbara, Santa Paula and Goleta reveal a significant metal content
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Scaling New Heights

February 1, 2018 by

After winning the 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize, Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura is optimistic about the future
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