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![A fishing boat deploys its nets accompanied by a flock of gulls.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-06/fishing-boat-iStock.jpg?itok=HCXs-UPY)
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Split Second Stock
Fishermen and regulatory agencies will need to adapt when marine heatwaves impact the ranges and population levels of targeted species.
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![University students and professor flank an adult in a wheelchair in front of a weight machine](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/student-capstone-team-steve-ferreira-tyler-susko-uc-santa-barbara%20%281%29.jpg?itok=77MTPJMK)
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Lilli McKinney
Capstone project client Steve Ferreira (center) with (from right): Professor Tyler Susko and team members James Freda, Carlos Rivera, Janna Crocker, Joseph Byun and Cannon Crow.
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![Ray Adkins portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-06/ray-adkins-hero-ucsb-opt.jpg?itok=mKobNtih)
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Debra Herrick
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![A whitebark pine growing on the rock overlooking Big Pine Creek in the Eastern Sierra Nevada.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/overlook-valley-dudney-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=SUALsGgY)
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Joan Dudney
Whitebark pines growing in cold, high elevation regions grew more during droughts, which lengthened their growing season.
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![A pumpjack nestled between trees and luxury homes.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/pumpjack-neighborhood-istock%202.jpeg?itok=SnpHYRwk)
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iStock
California currently has no setback restrictions, so oil production can occur in the middle of neighborhoods like Signal Hill, in Los Angeles.
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![A hand hovering over a match](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/hand-flame.jpg?itok=2wubz1g-)
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Matt Perko
Our perception of pain arises from a complex system connected to many other pathways.
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![group of researchers in gray t-shirts standing outside a modern building](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-04/action-institute-ucsb-group-photo.jpg?itok=MDDPnqpW)
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Matt Perko
From l to r: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, João Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna
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![Holly Moeller checks on flasks of mixotrophic algae.](/sites/default/files/styles/large_2340x1212/public/2023-05/Moeller-and-incubator-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=SkAuGt5B)
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Holly Moeller
Holly Moeller hopes these nondescript algae will help her uncover the intriguing lifestyle of mixotrophs and understand how environmental conditions influence their growth.