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UCSB Professor Elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 29, 2008

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) – Two prominent UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, as has a leading stem cell researcher who is an adjunct professor at UCSB. They are among a total of 72 new members elected to the prestigious academy today in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

UCSB Biologist Receives National Award For Excellence

May 13, 2008

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Alice Alldredge, a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has received the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO).

A Difficult Youth Is a Good Thing for a Fish, Report Scientists at UC Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A tough early life turns out to be a good thing for a fish, according to scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

They discovered that fish larvae that survive a long, rough, offshore journey eventually arrive at a near shore reef in good condition, and that they thrive afterwards.

Fishermen and UC Santa Barbara Scientists Explore Ways to Improve Management of California Spiny Lobsters

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Unique, collaborative ways to manage fisheries are emerging in Southern California. Currently the California spiny lobster is being scrutinized as Californians evaluate the first five years of marine reserves in the Channel Islands area.

An innovative collaboration has developed between local trap fishermen and scientists at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The partnership, called

Small Sea Creatures May Be the 'Canaries in the Coal Mine' of Climate Change

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk.

The information was presented by scientists at a press briefing on February 17 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston.

Scientists Find Good News About Methane Bubbling Up From the Ocean Floor Near Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from seeps on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into the ocean, but the fate of this dissolved methane remains uncertain. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that only one percent of this dissolved methane escapes into the air –– good news for the Earth's atmosphere.