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The following are extracts from a press release by Lifewatch.be: Over 1,000 new-to-science marine fish species have been described since 2008 – an average of more than 10 per month – according to scientists completing a consolidated inventory of all known ocean life. Among fish species newly-described worldwide are 122 new sharks and rays, 131 new members of the goby family, and a new barracuda found in the Mediterranean....

Professor Keith Clarke has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2014/15 UCSB Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award. The award was initiated in 2005/06 in recognition of UCSB faculty whose mentoring is considered exemplary, and Professor Clarke is the fourth faculty member of the Department of Geography to have been given it (Reg Golledge received the award in 2005/06, Dar Roberts received it in 2007/08 and Rick Church received...

“With Earth Day less than a week away, Princeton Review just provided some solid evidence of UC Santa Barbara’s unwavering commitment to sustainability.” George Foulsham, writing for The UCSB Current on April 16, 2015 goes on to state: UCSB has just been ranked No. 3 in the nation in Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges. Further, the two colleges ahead of UCSB in the rankings, Lewis & Clark College of...