Tag: UCSB. University of California at Santa Barbara

UCSB — The Current — ‘Bridge to a Bright Future Undergraduates walk FUERTE’s wild path toward environmental careers’ and more news, events

Building future careers in STEM, students in the FUERTE program travel to the Eastern Sierra to explore nature, gain field experience and learn from top scientists.

Read more about FUERTE in this special multimedia feature.

UCSB — The Current — ‘Spanish-language writers and the making of a U.S. literary tradition’ and more news, events

Professor Emeritus Víctor Fuentes’ new book, “Florilegio,” traces centuries of Spanish-language literature in the U.S. — spanning from the 16th to the mid-20th century — revealing a deep and often overlooked literary tradition.  

UCSB — The Current — ‘Jody Enders’s ‘naughty’ French comedies nab prize for translation’ and more news, events

For her translation of raunchy Middle French stage comedies, Enders, a theater historian and professor of French, has won the Lois Roth Award from the Modern Language Association.

UCSB — The Current — ‘Clinical trial proves that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease’ and more news, events

“I’m really happy about these clinical trial results,” said biologist Thomas Weimbs, whose lab was part of an international collaboration to investigate the effect of the fasting response known as ketosis on the cysts that are the hallmark of the disease.

UCSB — The Current — ‘Social-behavioral findings can be highly replicable, a six-year study by four labs suggests’ and more news, events

“It’s an existence proof that we can set out to discover new findings and replicate them at a very high level,” said Distinguished Professor Jonathan Schooler.

UCSB — The Current — ‘Are sportier people better friends? New research looks at physical activity and close relationships’ and more news, events

In Professor Nancy Collins’ Close Relationships Lab, graduate student Paige Harris is exploring how physical activity and sports may impact romantic relationships and friendships.