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Data science and statistics instructor Allison Horst was recognized with a 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award by the UCSB Academic Senate.

Bren researchers conduct first global assessment of the lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions from plastics

Bren researcher shows that warming oceans are impacting fish populations

Professor David Tilman finds strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have ecological and environmental benefits.

NCEAS researchers say extreme weather and geopolitics are major drivers of increasing ‘food shocks’

Beginning a new chapter in the global effort to adapt to a rapidly changing Earth

Based on data analysis by Professor Roland Geyer, only 9% of plastic created has been recycled, leaving 91% to go to landfills or become environmental pollutants. This plastic waste pollution statistic received global acclaim in 2018 as the Statistic of the Year.

The US has less fresh groundwater than previously thought, according to research by UCSB scientists

Bren researchers recommend satellite technology as a way to create more effective, ‘true’ shark sanctuaries

Professor Andrew Plantinga finds that the California Coastal Act can increase property values in coastal communities

Professors Meng and Costello find that promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it

Wildfires are inevitable – increasing home losses, fatalities and costs are not.

A study tests whether simple text messages revealing local government corruption can empower citizens, shift voting behavior, and improve public services, showing how mobile technology strengthens accountability in developing countries.

Professor James Salzman finds that the global market for ecosystem services has surged to $36 billion in annual transactions.

Study finds that ending overfishing would stop the population declines of endangered bycatch species about half the time

Professor Sarah Anderson contributes to research into the root of Americans' bipartisan disapproval of lawmakers