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Tending to Our Superblooms Requires Developing Plans for People to Enjoy Them

Professors Costello, Halpern, Suh, and Tilman are among the most influential researchers in the world.

Faculty News

Bren Researchers Named to 2020 Highly Cited List

Professors Costello, Halpern, Suh, and Tilman are among the most influential researchers in the world.

Nov 18 2020

Analyzing 13 years of agricultural data, study finds "economy of scale" and monoculture farming lead to heavier pesticide use

Research

Smaller Cropland Areas with Diverse Agriculture Could Be Key to Less Pesticide Use

Analyzing 13 years of agricultural data, study finds "economy of scale" and monoculture farming lead to heavier pesticide use

Nov 9 2020

Food system carbon emissions must be reduced considerably to meet the central goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new study

Research

Global Agricultural Emissions a Barrier to Climate Change Targets

Food system carbon emissions must be reduced considerably to meet the central goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new study

Nov 7 2020

Research

Rural Farmers Benefit from Lean Season Loans

In a two-year study with rural Zambian farmers, researchers found that small loans greatly improved quality of life between annual harvests.

Nov 2 2020

Ocean fisheries have a surprising carbon footprint due to prevention of carcass sink, storing carbon in the deep ocean

Research

Study Calculates Loss of Blue Carbon Sequestration from Fishing

Ocean fisheries have a surprising carbon footprint due to prevention of carcass sink, storing carbon in the deep ocean

Oct 29 2020

Study reveals expanding existing global MPAs by just 5% can improve future catch by at least 20%

Research

A Global Network of Marine Protected Areas Can Substantially Improve Future Catch

Study reveals expanding existing global MPAs by just 5% can improve future catch by at least 20%

Oct 27 2020

The Racial Justice Fellowships will provide recipients $8,000 in summer funding for three years on top of a five-year package of full funding.

Bren News

UCSB Graduate Division Announces Racial Justice Fellowships

The Racial Justice Fellowships will provide recipients $8,000 in summer funding for three years on top of a five-year package of full funding.

Oct 21 2020

Race to Justice features hour-long virtual events with leading activists, creatives and thinkers to expand our understanding of racism and how race impacts society, and to inspire an expansive approach to advancing racial equality.

Bren News

UCSB 'Race to Justice' Event Series to Examine Systemic Racism

Race to Justice features hour-long virtual events with leading activists, creatives and thinkers to expand our understanding of racism and how race impacts society, and to inspire an expansive approach to advancing racial equality.

Oct 16 2020

Environmental law professor James Salzman discusses the history of the Safe Drinking Water Act in this article about water contamination.

In the Media

Why are Dangerous Chemicals Still Allowed in America's Drinking Water?

Environmental law professor James Salzman discusses the history of the Safe Drinking Water Act in this article about water contamination.

Sep 24 2020

Professor Suh honored by the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment for advancing field of LCA

Faculty News

Sangwon Suh Receives Lifetime Leadership Award for Life Cycle Assessment Contributions

Professor Suh honored by the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment for advancing field of LCA

Sep 22 2020

Research

Synthetic Microfiber Emissions from Wash Cycles Polluting Land Environments

Researchers find that 5.6 million metric tonnes of synthetic microfibers have been emitted from apparel washing onto terrestrial environments

Sep 16 2020

Review of literature on the environmental impacts of increased agricultural production call for more rigorous studies

Research

More Rigorous Research Needed on Environmental Impacts of Expanded Agriculture

Review of literature on the environmental impacts of increased agricultural production call for more rigorous studies

Sep 10 2020

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Bren Researchers Named to 2020 Highly Cited List

Smaller Cropland Areas with Diverse Agriculture Could Be Key to Less Pesticide Use

Global Agricultural Emissions a Barrier to Climate Change Targets

Rural Farmers Benefit from Lean Season Loans

Study Calculates Loss of Blue Carbon Sequestration from Fishing

A Global Network of Marine Protected Areas Can Substantially Improve Future Catch

UCSB Graduate Division Announces Racial Justice Fellowships

UCSB 'Race to Justice' Event Series to Examine Systemic Racism

Why are Dangerous Chemicals Still Allowed in America's Drinking Water?

Sangwon Suh Receives Lifetime Leadership Award for Life Cycle Assessment Contributions

Synthetic Microfiber Emissions from Wash Cycles Polluting Land Environments

More Rigorous Research Needed on Environmental Impacts of Expanded Agriculture