The following article is from The UCSB Current, written by Andrea Estrada, posted May 21, and with the title “Another Top 10”: UC Santa Barbara has once again placed among the top 10 in Leiden University’s annual rankings of the 750 best major universities in the world, in terms of impact in the field of the sciences. UCSB took the No. 7 spot overall. Compiled by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at...
Read MoreUCSB researchers from several different departments have joined forces and combined their expertise to help assess the potential impacts of the recent Refugio oil spill. The following are extracts relating to the Department of Geography from an article on the subject, written by Andrea Estrada and Shelly Leachman for The UCSB Current, posted May 22, 2015, and titled “Expert Response”: A large group of UCSB scientists,...
Read MoreKatie Maynard, a UCSB Sustainability Coordinator who is based in the Department of Geography, has received a prestigious Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award for 2014-2015. The annual awards are named for the former UCSB Dean of Student Residents, Margaret T. Getman, and they recognize university staff, faculty, and departments that have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the general growth and development of students...
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