Coconut plantations have overtaken native forests on more than 80% of Pacific atolls, with coconut palms now covering over ...

Daniel Oropeza, an assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the ...

Daniel Oropeza's research aims to understand the influence of manufacturing processes on material microstructure and performance, with the purpose of informing process optimization and developing ...

In a University of Washington-led paper published in the journal Science, UC Santa Barbara researchers add some clarity to that picture and it’s sobering: Global shipping traffic overlaps with about ...

Shifting our diets to be more sustainable can be a powerful way for each of us to address both climate change and global food insecurity, however making such adjustments at the large scales necessary ...

The immune system is a microscopic army, always on alert for threats to our body. The fact that most of us maintain good health is a testament to the immune system’s capabilities. Some of the most ...

Born in Los Angeles to Guatemalan parents, Giovanni Batz was the first in his family to attend college. Studying political science at California State University Northridge, he started researching ...

Debates on abortion have long been linked to moral, religious, medical and political issues. But abortion policy also has considerable influence on a driving force across all walks of life in the U.S ...

It’s always a delight to browse the Internet and discover a low-budget movie you love has popped up on a major streaming service. It’s even more exciting when the movie in question is yours. UC Santa ...

UC Santa Barbara has solidified its position as a leader in groundbreaking research, placing No. 8 worldwide in the 2025 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings. The rankings, ...