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What if there was a way to save hundreds of lives and reduce the loss of billions of dollars if a major earthquake occurred in California or a big volcano erupted in Yellowstone National Park? Imagine integrating energy sciences, earth sciences, and bioscience to find a sustainable energy resource? Could we better mitigate the climate change impact to coastal zones and islands around the globe with a clearer understanding of the...

UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang sent the following notice to the campus community on January 13, 2014: Dear Colleagues: In June, I wrote to you about the intention of Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas to retire on December 31, 2013, following 11 years of outstanding leadership as our EVC and a highly distinguished career at UC Santa Barbara spanning nearly four decades. We congratulate Gene on his remarkable achievements and...

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a rule on January 9, 2014 requiring oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing off the coast of California to disclose the chemicals they discharge into the ocean. Oil and gas companies have been fracking offshore California for perhaps as long as two decades, but they largely flew under the radar until recently. An Associated Press story in August 2013 revealed that oil...