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The corpus callosum, in red, connects the two hemispheres of the brain together.
New findings in split-brain science: Even minimal fiber connections can unify consciousness
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Anna Trugman researches how plants respond to climate change, while Gen Li studies erosion and weathering — the natural processes that break down rocks and transport sediment.
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Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA)
Totoaba poaching continues in the Gulf of California despite a 50-year fishing ban. But farming the fish for export may curb poaching.
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UCSB physics professors John Martinis, left, and Michel Devoret
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Radiographic image of breast cancer tumor cells in the mammary ducts.
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UCSB Distinguished Professor Emeritus Brenda Major
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Centuries of misguided policy, politics and prejudice have primed the land for the unprecedented infernos that wildland firefighters now face every year.
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Theorists like Bruno Scheihing-Hitschfeld develop our descriptions of the exotic materials created within particle colliders.
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The outer detector of the LZ dark matter experiment
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Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab.
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UCSB's Grace Han’s research centers on solar fuels that capture sunlight and convert it into usable heat.
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Fibroblasts secreting matrix-bound nanovesicles