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health & science news May 30, 2019

New Bill to Ban Filter Cigarettes

Cigarette butts are the most commonly littered item, thus this new bill is seeking to ban filter cigarettes. KCSB's Hayden Harris has the story.

health & science news ucsb May 22, 2019

Study Shows Anxiety Diagnoses in Students Have Risen

KCSB's Lizzy Mau speaks with clinical psychologist Eric Nelson from Westmont College about the rise in anxiety diagnoses in students.

current affairs health & science news May 9, 2019

Measles Outbreak and What to do about it

The United States is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of the measles virus in decades. KCSB’s Megan Stafford spoke with Dr. Ali Javanbacht of UCSB Student Health for more information about the symptoms of the virus, its spread, and how students can stay…

health & science news May 6, 2019

UC Riverside releases findings on JUUL-use Effects

A recent study released by the University of California, Riverside shows that Juuling could be damaging your cells. KCSB reporter Lizzy Mau has more on the study’s findings.

current affairs health & science news central coast May 2, 2019

Plains All American Sentenced for the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill

KCSB Reporter Anita Carraher spoke to Linda Krop, legal council for the Environmental Defense Center on last week’s sentencing of Plains All American for the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. Photo provided courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura

health & science news ucsb March 16, 2019

Warming Water Bad Sign for Fisheries

UCSB researchers are studying how warming sea waters may impact the productivity of fisheries around the globe. KCSB’s Tianyi Huang has the story.

health & science news February 28, 2019

The ‘Dirty Dozen’ on our Beaches

Tired of pieces of trash ruining your beach day? Then dig deep into the dirty dozen with Julia Keane, an Environmental Educator with Santa Barbara’s Explore Ecology, a local environmental education and arts nonprofit. She explains the most popular pollutants tainting our beaches…

health & science news January 14, 2019

Asian American Mental Health: Moving Away from the Medical Model and Decolonizing Mental Health

KCSB's Dorothy Tang speaks with CAPS therapists Junichi Shimaoka and Marissa Floro about how the university is attempting to shift towards a preventative care model to serve a growing student demand, as well as Professor Mimi Khuc of the Asian American Literary Review…

current affairs health & science news January 8, 2019

How Scientists are dealing with the CRISPR Scandal

On November 24th, 2018, Chinese scientist He Jian Kui sparked international outrage at the Second International Summit on Human Gene Editing when he announced that he produced HIV-resistant gene-edited twins. Visiting UCI professor of Law Judith Daar gives KCSB reporter Anita Carraher the…

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