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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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National Team of Scientists Peers into the Future of Stem Cell Biology; Research Raises Connections between Cancer and Stem Cells

New NCEAS Study: Ravenous Foreign Pests Threaten National Treasures

UCSB Scientists Report Study of ‘Brain Maps' for How Humans Reach; Robotics and Machine-Brain Interface for Paraplegics May Benefit

Tempest in a Teapot: International Team of Scientists Describes Basic Laboratory Science of Hurricanes and Other Swirling Natural Phenomena

UCSB to Host Meeting of Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition

UCSB History Associates Lecture to Examine Earthquake Prediction: ‘The "Big One" –– Coming Soon on a Fault Near You?'

Bacteria Use ‘Toxic Darts’ to Disable Each Other, According to Scientists

Scientists Question Widely Adopted Indicator of Fisheries Health and Evidence for ‘Fishing Down Marine Food Webs'

New Timeline for Appearances of Skeletal Animals in Fossil Record Developed by UCSB Researchers

Environmental Expert Freudenburg to Speak on Energy and the BP Oil Spill

New Ribbon Worm Named After UCSB Scientist
Christopher Kruegel

Technology Developed by UCSB Computer Scientist Advances Internet Security
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