Principal Investigators Krzysztof Janowicz (Jano) and Grant McKenzie recently received a grant from the “Chancellor’s Coordinating Committee on Isla Vista” in response to a “call for pilot projects that will strengthen the academic and cultural environment in Isla Vista, or advance our understanding of the Isla Vista community, through civic engagement, public programming, research, creative activity, and teaching...
Read MoreThe following is a repeat of an article posted November 18, 2010, but it bears repeating! There are two main species of turkeys, the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), which is native to the United States, Mexico, and Central America, and the Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata), which is native to the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala. The Oceallated Turkey is smaller and has never been domesticated, unlike the Wild Turkey which the...
Read MoreProfessor 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...
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