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WEBSeptember 26, 2024. Dead coral skeletons hinder reef regeneration by sheltering seaweed. September 25, 2024. Federal broadband subsidies boosted rural internet, but service faded once funding ended, researchers find. "Memoria," staring Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, kicks off the Panic! film series. September 19, 2024.
Tania Israel’s new book teaches civil conversations in divisive times
WEB16 hours ago · “As a counseling psychologist who does interventions, I am not as much about investigating the problem as I am about investigating solutions,” said Israel, a professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology at UC Santa Barbara and author of the newly released “Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation” (Greenleaf Book Group ...
Immigration documentary focuses on ‘military border complex’
WEB20 hours ago · Casting a spotlight on immigrants, their families and humanitarian aid workers and educators, “Borderland: The Line Within,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Pamela Yates, will screen at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at UC Santa Barbara’s Pollock Theater. After the screening Yates, who also co-founded the not-for-profit media ...
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WEBSep 25, 2024 · Federal broadband subsidies boosted rural internet, but service faded once funding ended, researchers find. September 23, 2024.
University progresses on development plans to expand student …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · With a goal to expand residential housing for students, UC Santa Barbara continues to advance on a development plan that will create 3,500 new student beds on the main campus, in accordance with the targets highlighted in the university’s 2010 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). The first phase of …
A message from UC President Michael V. Drake: Working together …
WEB1 day ago · The fall term is well underway at the University of California and we welcome our students, faculty, and staff to a new academic year. We are part of a truly vibrant community, home to a wide diversity of thought, identity, belief, and people. We recognize and indeed cherish our responsibility to ...
SciTrek, UCSB’s largest education outreach program, garners new …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Reaching students earlier. In 2010, Feldwinn and biochemistry professor Norbert Reich had an idea: Get enthusiastic undergraduate volunteers to lead hands-on learning experiences in K-12 classrooms. Now entering its 14th year, the SciTrek outreach program is set to expand its scope and offerings. Spearheaded by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal, a nearly $1 million grant directly from ...
UCSB study helps wildlife safely cross Gaviota Pass
WEB3 days ago · A wildlife crossing at Gaviota Pass is getting a $10 million upgrade thanks to findings from a UC Santa Barbara study. The project, led by Caltrans, will expand a culvert under Highway 1, allowing animals like bears, cougars and deer to safely travel between coastal areas and Los Padres National Forest. The project follows a UCSB study of ...
UC Santa Barbara leads $9 million research project on ocean cycles
WEBJun 3, 2024 · UC Santa Barbara leads $9 million research project on ocean cycles. Harrison Tasoff. The ocean is a vast and complex web of intertwined systems. Chemistry, currents, temperature and nutrients all ebb and flow, each feeding back into the others. A multinational research team, led by UC Santa Barbara’s Tim …
Award-winning architecture on campus - The Current
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · Award-winning architecture on campus. Harrison Tasoff. The Interactive Learning Pavilion (ILP) has transformed the undergraduate experience at UC Santa Barbara less than a year after it officially opened. And now the innovative classroom building has garnered accolades, winning U.S. Building of the Year from World-Architects.