New analysis finds that the Tongva people of Catalina Island hunted sea lions over 1,000 years ago and likely transported meat by plank canoes.
UCSB — The Current — ‘The Past Through Pinnipeds’ and more news
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UCSB — The Current — ‘Humanity’s Best Friend’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘Laughter as Lens’ and more news
Sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell joins Belinda Robnett, vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, for Arts & Lectures events centered on racial justice.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Surprising Cycle’ and more news
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Richness of Consequences’ and more news
Shuji Nakamura has received the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for his development of LED lighting.
UCSB — The Current — Wonder Fungi and more news
From biofuels and other commodity chemicals to methane production, a genomic study peers into the mysteries of a goat’s gut.
UCSB — The Current — Age of Automation
An upcoming workshop will highlight a bold proposal to decipher the secrets behind successfully integrating automation into industry.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A COVID-19 Shot in the Arm’ and more news
Medical and microbiology experts discuss the science behind the current COVID-19 vaccines.
UCSB — The Current — ‘A Most Distant Signal’ and other news
Researchers have discovered the earliest supermassive black hole and quasar in the universe.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Extreme Fire Weather’ and more news
Researchers model the regional impacts of specific anthropogenic activities and their influence on extreme fire weather risk.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Rounding the Corner’ and other news
The Economic Forecast Project updates the Santa Barbara community on the state of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
UCSB — The Current — ‘Race to Justice Continues’ and more news
The Arts & Lectures series features talks this month by award-winning authors and scholars Ta-Nehisi Coates and Isabel Wilkerson.
UCSB — The Current — The Geology Around Us
With a pair of new books, geology professor Arthur Sylvester takes readers on a field trip around Southern California.
UCSB — The Current — A Rare and Exceptional Gift and more news
A woman who defied a genetic mutation that guarantees early-onset Alzheimer’s has donated her brain to research.
UCSB — The Current — Racing Against COVID-19 and more news
With the addition of the campus’s new CLIA-certified lab, the COVID surveillance testing team is running 4,000 tests per week.
UCSB — The Current — On the Radio and more news
The Library’s Special Research Collections to become home to the American Radio Archives.
UCSB — The Current — An Alternate Savanna and other news
Animals are back at Gorongosa National Park after a civil war, but the savanna community doesn’t look quite how it used to.
UCSB — The Current — Building Useful Gadgets and more news
UCSB — The Current — No Refuge from the Heat and more news
December 8, 2020 Top News No Refuge from the Heat Scientists find marine protected areas do little to mitigate the effects of climate change. Read More ? An Award of Distinction Suma Ikeuchi receives the Hsu Prize for best book…
UCSB — The Current — Here’s Looking at You, MKID and more news
Researchers announce the debut of a superfast camera designed to image exoplanets — those that orbit stars outside the solar system.
UCSB — The Current — Your Tuesday News Briefing
California policymakers’ COVID-related fiscal actions result in a projected windfall, but an operating deficit looms.
UCSB — The Current — Race, Global Migration and Precarity
A new Sawyer Seminar will explore the intersections of identity, migration and inequality in California, France and South Korea.
UCSB — The Current — Excellence Cited and other news
Clarivate Analytics names 14 UC Santa Barbara scientists and social scientists to its 2020 list of highly cited researchers.
UCSB — The Current — Cellular Survivors and more news
UCSB — The Current — The Ecology of Crop Pests and more news
UCSB — The Current — A New Paradigm in Patient Care and more news
One of 20 Packard Fellowships has been awarded to mechanical engineering assistant professor Elliot Hawkes.
UCSB — The Current — An Informed Citizenry and more news
‘A Citizen‘s Guide to Fake News‘ and ‘The American Presidency Project‘ see sharp increases in viewership in run-up to election.
UCSB — The Current — Physics at Your Fingertips and more news
A sophomore lab course in the physics department is configured so students can conduct experiments via remote control.
UCSB — The Current — A Drop in Temperature and other news
Researchers examine the decrease in average body temperature among healthy adults over the past two decades.
UCSB — The Current — Closing the Plastic Loop and other news
Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into valuable molecules that can be repurposed for further use.
UCSB — The Current — Securing the Internet of Things
Computer science researchers are developing new techniques to address the vulnerabilities of smart devices.
UCSB — The Current — Access and Equality, more news
In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an online discussion with the producers of the film “Crip Camp” will highlight the fight for equality.
UCSB — The Current — Aerosols vs Droplets and more information
UCSB — The Current — Celluloid Rebellion and other information
The Carsey-Wolf Center presents “Subversives,” a film series with moderated discussions over Zoom.
UCSB — The Current — The Price of Smoke
UCSB — The Current — Picture a Scientist
Hispanic Heritage Month gets justifiable criticism, but it’s still worth celebrating. Here’s why
It happens like clockwork: At least one corporation ends up apologizing during Hispanic Heritage Month because their campaign intended to celebrate Latinos ends up offending them. This year’s loser is Twitch.
UCSB — The Current — Your Thursday News Briefing
With a vision and a plan, Gerardo Aldana steps into his new role as dean of the College of Creative Studies.
UCSB — The Current — Your Tuesday News Briefing
Reimagining Instruction for the Student Experience, a recent seminar for faculty, set the stage for a robust and rigorous fall quarter of distance learning.
UCSB — The Current — The Persistence of Plastic
A new report reveals for the first time the level of terrestrial synthetic microfiber emissions on a global scale.
UCSB — The Current — Watching Over the Whales
n online tool allows users to detect whales and ships in the Santa Barbara Channel in near real-time.