Two fire researchers argue that recent fires in Northern and Southern California show why health and social equity need to be part of fire preparedness.
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In addition to five Nobel Laureates, UCSB’s faculty includes many elected members or fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (25), the National Academy of Sciences (32), the National Academy of Engineering (25), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (60). Three UCSB professors also have been named MacArthur Fellows by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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Today's beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered down with complete strangers.
La majorité des Canadiens, tant dans les circonscriptions conservatrices que libérales, s'entendent pour dire que les changements climatiques constituent une menace majeure.
Climate change could take centre stage during Canada's federal election.
As the oceans warm, fish are moving to stay in temperature zones where they have evolved to live. This is helping some species, hurting others and causing a net reduction in potential catch.
Canada is playing a role in the life-and-death struggle for migrant justice in the United States -- from our foreign economic policies to the actions of our mining companies and domestic asylum laws.
Millions of Americans rely on groundwater for their lives and livelihoods, but regulation is piecemeal. A new study maps groundwater wells nationwide and finds that they are drilling steadily deeper.
The number of migrants living in churches has spiked recently in anticipation of threatened immigration raids, but churches have long protected refugees in an act of faith-based civil disobedience.
Dirt blindness is used by some to excuse men for spending a third as much time as women cleaning. A new study shows it's a myth.
The only consciousness you can ever be certain about is your own. But there are different types of clues that could hint at what's happening within another entity.
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But the share of women who say they're bisexual has skyrocketed.
Tout en étant conscients des problèmes que pose Facebook, la plupart des gens sont persuadés qu’ils sont protégés de ses effets pervers, contrairement aux autres. Pourquoi ?
People know about Facebook's problems, but assume they are largely immune – even while they imagine that everyone else is very susceptible to influence.
Californians love their coast and strongly oppose offshore drilling. Will they support converting old oil rigs to artificial reefs – a policy that benefits both marine life and oil companies?
The Green Party breakthrough in Prince Edward Island and positive result in British Columbia foreshadows the party's prospects at the federal level in the fall.
Not all drug development needs to start from scratch. Sometimes researchers discover that a drug developed for one disease can be used for another. Here a cancer drug may show promise for dementia.
How do you pack butterflies for shipping, or frogs for an overland hike to a new habitat? Three scientists explain how they keep threatened species safe on the road and in the air.
The dry, hot, downslope Santa Ana winds of Southern California fan late fall wildfires that have largely traveled through – and are fueled by – homes and other structures.
A resonance theory of consciousness suggests that the way all matter vibrates, and the tendency for those vibrations to sync up, might be a way to answer the so-called 'hard problem' of consciousness.
Venezuela acaba de devaluar el bolívar en un 95 por ciento para aliviar la hiperinflación que hizo subir los precios a niveles inconcebibles. Un economista cree que no va a funcionar.
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Visiting Researcher, Marine Science institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Communication; Director, Center for Information Technology and Society, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor, Department of Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Wildfire Specialist at the University of California Cooperative Extension; Adjunct Professor Bren School of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Affiliate Guest in Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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PhD candidate, media studies; social sciences doctoral fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara
