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A shark fin sticks out of the ice at a fish market.
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Small and easily stored, shark fins can be far more valuable than the rest of the animal’s carcass.

Combining fishing regulations and trade data reveals the complex global market for shark products
Christopher Costello
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Matt Perko
Christopher Costello

Christopher Costello recognized for his pioneering work in environmental markets
woman with red hair in blue lab coat with purple gloves at work at counter in laboratory
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BioPACIFIC MIP lab assistant Marissa Beyer

UCSB to lead national cloud laboratory for advanced materials
color photograph of professor Wenfei Xu sitting outside
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Matt Perko
Wenfei Xu, an assistant professor of geography at UC Santa Barbara, coauthored the study "New Deal mortgage programmes benefited white borrowers disproportionately" in the journal Nature.

Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US
sunset photo of Grand Canyon Lodge
The Grand Canyon Lodge before it burned down in 2025

Thousands of America's historic landmarks face significant wildfire risk
a view of the Black Sea

UCSB-led international team evaluates anoxic marine basins as potential sites for carbon sequestration
Portrait of Kerry Bierman
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Kerry Bierman

UCSB names new vice chancellor of finance and chief financial officer
A man in a police uniform stands at a lectern, with pink and red flowers in the background
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Jeff Liang
UCPD Chief Matt Bly at his swearing-in ceremony, July 9, 2026.

New UCPD chief appointed, sworn in at UC Santa Barbara
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Jeff Liang
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Barbara

Gevirtz School launches undergraduate education major
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Recent UCSB graduates Matthieu Huy and Enri Lala were selected from 3,400 applicants for a fully funded year of graduate study in France.

Two UC Santa Barbara graduates receive inaugural Lafayette Fellowship
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A close-up view of anaerobic gut fungi under the microscope. Armed with powerful plant-degrading enzymes and a dense network of hyphae, these specialized microbes break down tough lignocellulosic plant matter in the absence of oxygen.

Two UCSB-led projects selected for DOE’s Genesis Mission
Deborah Williams smiles with an Alaskan landscape behind her
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Background image by Benton Sherman, portrait by Jeff Liang
Deborah Williams dedicated decades of her career to improving her adopted home.

Deborah Williams joins the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame for decades of trailblazing public service
People enter and exit a modern white, glass and grey building fronted by palm trees
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Jeff Liang
UC Santa Barbara Library

UCSB Library wins prestigious national award for UCSB Reads
illustration of male and female workers sitting on stacks of dollar bills, representing gender-based wage gap

In the battle of the sexes, the pay gap persists
An oil palm plantation at edge of rainforest with a boarder of trees that were logged to clear land for agricultural expansion.
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Richcarey via iStock
Crafting strategies to stop deforestation will require understanding the factors that accelerate and arrest it.

Declines in deforestation aren’t driven by corporate sustainability pledges
man with dark hair, laptop and white headphones at a desk in a room full of students at desks
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Matt Perko

Comm scholar Dan Lane named UC fellow for research on AI and civic engagement
giant kelp in the water

Disturbance has a greater effect on giant kelp productivity than does resource availability
A spherical 3D structure made of bright blue lines is dotted with bright blue balls on a dark background
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iStock / Rost-9D

Matthew Helgeson takes neutron scattering to the next level
A group of elephants prepare to cross a road as oncoming headlights can be seen in the distance.
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Davide Antoniani via iStock
Elephants and humans could be headed for a collision in Southern Africa as climate change and bears down and more land comes under cultivation.

Human expansion will fuel more conflict with elephants without careful planning
A women in a green jacket sits at a table, hands folded, in front of a red background
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Matt Perko
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

New Faculty Research Lecturer Thuc-Quyen Nguyen reflects on science, mentorship and resilience
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