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Esri’s Dawn Wright successfully dives Challenger Deep at 10,909 meters with Explorer Victor Vescovo. The expedition to the deepest point on Earth will collect images and data advancing marine science and conservation.

UCSB Geographer Uses Crowd-Sourcing to Find Safe Routes and Hot Spots

Emily Williams and Mark Turiansky receive the 2021-2022 Winifred and Louis Lancaster Dissertation Awards

Climate Hazards Center makes international news:
Decades ago, researchers set a goal to ensure famine never again takes the world by surprise. Despite huge successes, immense untapped potential remains in their forecasting tools.

The first global dataset of river avulsions validates a decade of modeling and theory

Dr. Richard Church joins the National Academy of Sciences

Geographers double down on commitment to ethics and equity as a new generation joins the field

A new NASA research campaign at three UCSB Natural Reserves links plant biodiversity and health with remote sensing technology.

UC Santa Barbara forest scientist selected as early career fellow of the Ecological Society of America

By John Palminteri

Published April 4, 2022 10:46 am