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Children are more sensitive to heat than adults, and chronic overheating can affect their experience and engagement at school.

Heat exposure in California schools prompts multi-campus research project

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UCSB, Texas A&M Scientists Document Fate of Deep Hydrocarbon Plumes in Gulf Oil Spill

Parasitic ‘Warrior Worms' Discovered in Snails; UCSB Scientists See Possible Biomedical Applications

Professor Receives Award from Materials Research Society

Nanodiamonds Discovered in Greenland Ice Sheet, Contribute to Evidence for Cosmic Impact

Size, Distribution of Termite Mounds Foretell Ecological Shifts from Climate Change in Africa's Savannas

UCSB Theater Arts Scholar Examines Life of Agnes Boulton, Wife of Playwright Eugene O'Neill

Developments in Nanobiotechnology Point to Medical Applications

Worms Point to a Link Between Cellular Glue and Cancer Growth

Multiple Planets Transiting Same Star Discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission

UCSB English Scholar Traces Evolution of Charlie Chan from Island Legend to Pop Cultural Icon to Postmodern Symbol

UCSB Feminist Studies Scholar Examines Care Work and Other Forms of Intimate Labor

New Theory about Origin of Life to Be Published by Journal of Theoretical Biology
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