Geography professor Michael Goodchild, an expert in geographic information systems, talks to the New York Times about "citizen cartographers".
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A new material modeled after the egg case of a snail could improve bungee cords or artificial ligaments, according to Herbert Waite, professor of MCDB.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a new class of supernova discovered by scientists at UC Berkeley was predicted two years ago by Lars Bildsten, professor of physics and researcher at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics.
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Debra Lieberman, communication lecturer and researcher for ISBER, on the potential of studies to assess the health benefits of games like Wii Active.
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In a video interview, David Awschalom, professor of physics, offers an introduction to spintronics and explains how electron spin could be harnessed to create very dense computer memories and even quantum computers.
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Alan Liu, professor of English and director of the UC Transliteracies Project, takes part in an online discussion in the New York Times about whether the reading experience changes depending on the medium.
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The Boston Globe loves Cell Tango, an installation of constantly changing cell phone photos by George Legrady, professor of media arts and technology, and Angus Forbes, a Ph.D. student in visual and spatial arts.
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Nathaniel Frank, fellow at the Palm Center, talks to the Los Angeles Times about a possible change in tone by the military on "don't ask, don't tell".
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A study by Travis Proulx, post-doctoral fellow in psychology, finds that disorientation may prime the brain to sense patterns it would otherwise miss.
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The CNS finds that the small-scale science, which could revolutionize medicine, electronics, and energy, has met overwhelming public favor.
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'Sardi's to Orange Julius®' at the University Art Museum surveys restaurants that defined lifestyle changes in L.A., in the Los Angeles Times. The Museum is part of the College of Letters and Science.
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Obama's healthcare agenda turns out to be a deal that usually red-state Wal-Mart has decided to buy into, says history professor Nelson Lichtenstein in the Los Angeles Times.
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The Economist looks at a study by Steven Gaulin, professor of anthropology, and William Lassek of the University of Pittsburgh, on men's muscles and the evolutionary fight between natural selection and sexual selection.
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Black Studies professor Ingrid Banks is part of a New York Times discussion on the politics of straight or natural hair for black women, including Michelle Obama and her daughters.
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In Forbes, Peter Rupert, professor of economics, and Professor Richard West of NYU look at the facts behind the rhetoric about the stimulus package.
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The Independent sits in on Nat Dove's lecture to the 45 students enrolled in Prof. Clyde Woods' summer course, Introduction to Afro-American Studies.
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A study by Jonathan Schooler, professor of psychology, suggests that a wandering mind may be the key to creativity and problem-solving.
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A study by the NRDC and Robert Wilkinson, Director of the Water Policy Program at the Bren School and lecturer in the Environmental Studies Program, on increasing water supplies in Southern California using rain-capturing techniques.
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Reza Aslan, visitng scholar at the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, writes in The Daily Beast about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's prospects at the start of his second term.
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ArtDaily on the University Art Museum's two summer exhibits: Sardi's to Orange Julius®: Los Angeles Restaurants from the Architecture & Design Collection, and Storylines: Narrative Works from the Permanent Collection
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The LA Times on a legendary course on sociology and human sexuality taught by Professors Janice and John Baldwin, married for 41 years.
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James Kennett, professor emeritus of earth science, led a team that discovered nanodiamonds on Santa Rosa island, which provide evidence of cosmic impact almost 13,000 years ago. See the Santa Barbara Independent and a UCSB news release.
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Steve Gaines, director of the Marine Science Institute and professor of ecology, evolution, and marine biology, has won the inagural Marc J. Hershman Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative.
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Bruce Robertson, professor of the history of art and architecture, has assembled Corot in California at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. This is the first major Corot retrospective since a 1996 show at the Metropolitan Musem of Art
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A discovery by a team led by Michael Bowers, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, may lead to new drugs to combat Alzheimer's disease.
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Pierre Wiltzius, Susan and Bruce Worster Dean of Science and Professor of Physics, talks about his vision for the future of the sciences at UCSB.
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Ingrid Banks, associate professor of Black Studies, talks about questions of identity and the politics of hair for black women, on CNN.com.
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Bradley Cardinale, assistant professor of ecology, evolution, and marine biology, has received the Harold J. Plous Award for 2009-10.
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It's during the good times when the health of a relationship shows up most clearly, says Shelly Gable, professor of Psychology.
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Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History and Director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy, looks at the crisis in the auto industry in The Nation. (Full text here.)
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The Washington Post reviews The Architecture of Authority, an exhibit of photographs by Richard Ross at the National Building Museum.
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In an interview with TED, Dr. JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Director of the AlloSphere and Professor of Media Arts and Technology, explains what the AlloSphere does, how it works, who uses it, and how you turn raw data into sound.
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Miller-McCune discusses how Professor Bruce Bimber and doctoral candidate David Weaver of the Political Science Department found what LexisNexis is missing by excluding wire service stories from its media database. |
On Nova, James Kennett, Professor Emeritus of Earth Science, discusses the hypothesis that a comet broke apart in the atmosphere and devastated North America 12,900 years ago. Watch the program.
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