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John Cottle in the TransAntartic Mountains

Petal Power A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. Researchers found that columbine flowers evolved several lengths of petal spurs to match the tongue lengths of pollinators like the hawkmoth.

NCEAS Study Examines Impact of
Climate Change in Oceans, Land

Green Building Council Honors
Ocean Walk Housing Project

Scholar Translates a Dozen Bawdy
French Farces in Her New Book

John Bowers Wins Tyndall Award
for Pioneering Photonics Research

Psychology Professors Provide New
Twist in Nature-Nurture Debate

Discovery by Physicists Could Be
Quantum Boost for Semiconductor

Fish to the Rescue Fish may be helping to save coral in the reefs off the island of Moorea, according to a team of scientists. The reefs experienced large losses of live coral in the past, but have returned to health thanks in part to algae-eating parrotfish and surgeonfish.

The Campaign for UC Santa Barbara

UC Economic Impact Report

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Former Presidential Advisor
David Gergen examines the
2012 election issues,
Dec. 1.

UCSB Opera Workshop presents "Opera Scenes" from the works of Handel and Mozart, Nov. 19 and 20.

See and Hear the Bells of Storke Tower in a carillon recital by Janet Vong and Ethan Schwartz, Nov. 20.

"Journey from Zanskar" tells the story of a dangerous trek to one of the last places on Earth where the Tibetan Buddhist way of life still exists, Nov. 22.

"What Happens?," true life stories and parables as told by the Ensemble for Contemporary Music, Nov. 29.

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