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February 1, 2024

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Sea otters stabilize salt marsh banks as they recolonize a California estuary

A new study finds that some features essential to the resiliency of Elkhorn Slough, a salt marsh-dominated coastal estuary in Monterey County, are improved by the return of sea otters and their insatiable appetite for herbivorous marsh crabs.

How a prehistoric cosmic airburst is assisting archaeologists today

A fragmented comet thought to have smashed into the Earth’s atmosphere almost 13 millennia ago has been credited with myriad effects, including an impact winter and a mass extinction of megafauna. Scientists have now discovered another: It can help archaeologists date stone artifacts.

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Tour group on the UC Santa Barbara campus

Showing high school students how education, leadership and careers intertwine

The UC Santa Barbara Early Academic Outreach Program, which strives to promote a college-going culture at local high schools, will host 300 students from six school districts at its 11th annual Education, Leadership, and Careers Conference.

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Featured Events

Gary Schocker

February 3, 2024

The renowned flutist and composer will perform a selection of original compositions accompanied by pianist Fumi Kuwajima and featuring special guest Gary Woodward, in celebration of the library’s acquisition of the Gary Schocker Archives.

Winter Song (Aqua II)

February 3, 2024

Focused on the fragile nature of our environment and how the global issue of melting glaciers will influence climate and life on Earth, the production is the third collaboration between Valerie Huston, senior lecturer in ballet and Carley Conder, artistic director of CONDER/Dance in Arizona.

Chris Anderson

February 6, 2024

The curator of TED, a bestselling author and media pioneer discusses his new book, “Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading,” about one of humankind’s defining but overlooked impulses – generosity – and how we can super-charge its potential to build a hopeful future.