Harrison Tasoff
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Science writer with a background in math and logic. Always learning, always exploring, always sharing.
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news.ucsb.edu | Harrison Tasoff
From fitbits to targeted gene therapy, the age of precision health has dawned. But scientists will need to develop new materials for us to realize the full potential of personalized medicine. The National Science Foundation has recognized UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor Andrea S. Carlini with a CAREER Award, the agency’s most prestigious distinction for early-career faculty.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.com | Harrison Tasoff
This article was originally published in UCSB’s ‘The Current‘. Nicknamed the “king of the kelp forest,” giant sea bass are among scuba divers’ favorite characters to spot off the California Coast. But very few of these charismatic fish remain. A team led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara has conducted the first direct population estimate of this critically endangered species in Southern California.
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2 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller |Harrison Tasoff
Insects often exist on the periphery of our experiences. They blend into the landscape and soundscape, rarely the objects of our attention. But an exhibit at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them. “Insects are really small. So I wanted the photos larger than life,” said curator Katja Seltmann, director of UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.com | Harrison Tasoff |UCSB’s ’The Current'
This article was originally published in UCSB’s ‘The Current‘. Insects often exist on the periphery of our experiences. They blend into the landscape and soundscape, rarely the objects of our attention. But an exhibition at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them. “Insects are really small. So I wanted the photos larger than life,” said curator Katja Seltmann, director of UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration.
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2 weeks ago |
news.ucsb.edu | Harrison Tasoff
May 19, 2025 Insects often exist on the periphery of our experiences. They blend into the landscape and soundscape, rarely the objects of our attention. But an exhibition at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them. “Insects are really small. So I wanted the photos larger than life,” said curator Katja Seltmann, director of UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration.
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