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Denise Montell
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Matt Perko
Denise Montell

Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research

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Elena Zhukova

Making the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure through research
offshore wind turbines

Researchers poised to study the joint effects of climate change and offshore wind energy development on U.S. West Coast fisheries
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Kelsey Leonard
Scientists from a broad range of disciplines converged on the UCSB campus for the Institute of Complex and Adaptive Matter's annual Week of Science

Scientists converge to discuss the latest research in complex adaptive matter
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This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs
an array of food that is part of the ketogenic diet

Clinical trial shows that the ketogenic diet is effective at controlling polycystic kidney disease
early evening stars over a desert landscape

Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming
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A major materials award for Chris Van de Walle
Flames from the Thomas Fire reflect in the waves at night.
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Ray Ford / Noozhawk
Flames from the Thomas Fire reflect in the waves just west of Ventura. Its proximity to the ocean provided researchers a unique opportunity.

Thomas Fire research reveals that ash can fertilize the oceans
A scuba diver swims in a kelp forest
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Illuminating the benefits of marine protected areas for ecotourism, and vice versa
Maps and cityscapes on a grid.
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Alice Kitterman/U.S. National Science Foundation

Mapping science: How GIS transformed our view of the world
illustration of a robotic arm working with DNA

Scientists will eliminate bottlenecks to breakthroughs with a newly acquired synthetic biology robotics system
Book cover image of The Computer Music Tutorial

Core textbook on computer music distills ‘vast information space’ in a definitive tutorial
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