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Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN
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Haochen Wang, ChuanNan Li, Van de Walle group
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN

Boosting electro-optic performance in III-V semiconductors

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Yellowtail dascyllus and other tropical fish swim by a cauliflower coral in American Samoa.
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Dam via Adobe Stock
Damselfish like these yellowtail dascyllus have an outsized effect on reefs compared to their humble proportions.

Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
researchers working with Senegalese partners
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UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners

Research and efforts to combat schistosomiasis earn geographer David López-Carr several high-profile awards
concept illustration of turning heat into electricity

Investigating the extraordinary thermoelectric properties of cadmium arsenide thin films
David Valentine
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Matt Perko
David Valentine

Discoveries from Disasters: A conversation with oceanographer David Valentine
SEM image of shocked quartz
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Shocked quartz grains, with fissures filled with meltglass

Shocked quartz reveals evidence of historical cosmic airburst
concept illustration of brain-inspired computing hardware

Researchers propose the next platform for brain-inspired computing
engineering professor outside portrait
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Haewon Jeong

Dirty data: an opportunity for cleaning up bias in AI
A collage of marine creatures.
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Harrison Tasoff
Transferable conservation credits could incentivize comprehensive protection the ocean’s diverse habitats and wildlife.

A conservation market could incentivize global ocean protection
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Satish Kumar

With the clock winding down on his doctoral degree, Satish Kumar scores a prestigious research fellowship
a white man on a playing field
Miles Moses '24

How a passion for math drove this College of Creative Studies grad to distinction
Yellowstone National Park sign with mountains in the background.
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National parks are far from the only way to protect areas of land. Systems like, indigenous governance, community management and Eco-certified production can also foster conservation.

A novel approach to tracking conservation reveals more areas may be conserved than currently accounted for
winners of business plan competition with large first-place check
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NVC Finals judge Jason Rollman (left, in blue shirt) congratulates EyeClimate, the 2024 New Venture Competition Finals champions (from second to left) Bowen Zhang, PhD student; Max Gordon, undergraduate student; and Satish Kumar, PhD student

An entrepreneurial eye for solving climate change
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