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A field of potatoes framed by wildflowers in the foreground and forest in the background.
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Agriculture and timber production need not come at the expense of carbon storage and biodiversity.

Better land use and management could improve biodiversity, climate and economic development

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A 50 year logo against surfers walking on the beach.

50 years mapping the world
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Asian American artist-in-residency program debuts with film screening and workshops
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UCSB Surfrider Battalion honors US and Filipino POWs with competitive finish at Bataan Memorial Death March
Waves crash on a revetment protecting houses along Broad Beach, Malibu.
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Charles Lester
The ocean is advancing on California, and we need to determine how we will respond.

Securing the future of California’s coasts
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A new champion is crowned — and moves on to compete systemwide
portrait of Trevor sociologist Trevor Auldridge Reveles
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Matt Perko
Trevor Auldridge-Reveles, March 2024

Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
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Oral history project gathering stories from Afro-Chicanx community
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New book reveals Ottoman origins of refugee resettlement in Middle East
abstract image of the brain disintegrating

Researchers uncover a potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease
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New study in Nature Water puts spotlight on importance of groundwater
photograph of UCSB student Matthew Schoen with a pair of sneakers
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Matt Perko
Second-year environmental sciences major Matthew Schoen, March 2024

Environmental Leadership Incubator project launches campus shoe drive
Black man with trays of different insects
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Umberto Diecinove

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability
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