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Professor Tommy Dickey‘s Great Pyrenees therapy dog, “Pyrfessor Theodore Nansen,” better known as “Teddy,” has been working his dog magic before the holidays. Last Wednesday, he was greeted by a few thousand students on campus as part of The UCSB Health and Wellness program’s quarterly Dog Therapy Day. The large banners displayed for the event depict “Hot Rod Linkin,” Professor Dickey’s other Great Pyrenees therapy...

The UCSB Geography Newsletter is a biannual production, and electronic mailings occur in spring and fall each year. And, yes, both publication dates are calculated to “brand” the Department and to encourage donations (just before Christmas and just before tax filing). You can download a PDF of the fall edition here. The content of each Newsletter revolves around major Departmental news items since the last mailing and also...

At the current deforestation pace, 57 percent of species could be threatened, a new study suggests. The following is a sciencenews.org news flash by Chris Samoray, posted November 20, 2015 with the title above: Between 36 and 57 percent of all tree species in the Amazon probably meet International Union for Conservation of Nature standards for being a threatened species, new findings show. Under current deforestation trends where 40...