UCSB — The Current — ‘In the Shadow of the Seawall’ tackles coastal land use dilemmas in the age of sea level rise and more news, events
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Focusing on the Maldives and Guyana — two communities on the front lines of sea level rise — sociologist Summer Gray’s new book examines and illustrates how seawalls serve as a point of conflict between rich and poor, colonizer and Indigenous, powerful and powerless.
To confront the climate crisis, scientists say, we must transition away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable sources. Researchers have created an analytical framework to help ensure we do so without magnifying existing energy inequities.
As part of the university’s ongoing commitment to the wellbeing and security of faculty and staff, UC will provide fully paid comprehensive identity theft protection for employees and their dependent children under age 18.
The application period for the next staff advisor to the UC Regents (2024-2026) is now open, with a deadline of Monday, April 1. The recruitment is open to all eligible UC staff and non-Senate academic employees.
