UCSB to lead $22M NSF-funded center on exceptional microbes
The NSF Ex-FAB BioFoundry establishes the nation’s first biofoundry that focuses on largely untapped and unexplored extreme microbes.
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UCSB wins $22M for new biofoundry on campus
UC Santa Barbara will be one of the leads on a new biofoundry project dedicated to the study of extreme microorganisms thanks to a $22 […]
August newsletter: Offshore wind + space happenings
A reality check on offshore wind planning and a roundup of regional fun facts about space.
A new port could help preserve San Luis Obispo County’s coastal way of life
Jim Miers, an Avila resident who chairs the local Surfrider Foundation chapter and the local Sierra Club chapter’s climate and clean energy committee, makes the case […]
More Housing Is Practical, not Problematic
For the sake of the environment, affordability, and quality of life, we need to build more, denser housing locally.
Cal Poly-Community Partnership Helps California Farms Adapt to Climate Change
The pilot program centers around helping local farms, ranches and forests secure timely funding to adopt climate-conscious techniques that reduce emissions, build climate and economic […]
California coalition just launched its ‘own damn satellite’ to track pollution
A methane-detecting satellite launched from Vandenberg lays the groundwork for additional satellites that could track upwards of 40% of global methane emissions.
From crisis to coalition … to the cosmos
How a space-age economic revival was launched on California’s Central Coast
