Plous Award Goes to Media Scholar; Mussels and Mariculture; Postdoc Wins Karp Award

UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( July 10, 2019 Top News [Alenda Chang]( [At the Top of Her Game]( Alenda Chang, an assistant professor of film and media studies, receives the 2019 Harold J. Plous Award. [Read More]( [Mussels]( [Testing the Waters]( Research reveals the influence that long-term climatic cycles can have on marine aquaculture. [Read More]( [Oral Contraception]( [Molecules that Restructure the Mind]( Postdoctoral researcher Caitlin Taylor wins the 2019 Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award for her investigation into the effects of sex hormones on the brain. [Read More]( [More News]( UC Santa Barbara In The News LiveScience [How Can You Tell if Someone (or Something) Is Conscious?]( In my work, often with psychologist Jonathan Schooler at the University of California, Santa Barbara, we're developing a framework for thinking about the many different ways to possibly test for the presence of consciousness. [Read More]( Nature [Strange topological materials are popping up everywhere physicists look]( The researchers, led by Joshua Island at the University of California, Santa Barbara, were trying to concoct a graphene-based strong topological insulator, which could be used to store information in future topological quantum computers. [Read More]( [Arts]( | [Science + Technology]( | [Society + Culture]( | [Campus + Community]( | [Athletics]( | [Calendar]( [UC Santa Barbara]( Connect with Us: [FB icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Vimeo icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [RSS icon]( Copyright © 2019 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. Share this email: [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt out]( using TrueRemove® Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. [UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 93106 US](#) [This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.]({EMAIL})