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The Encoding of Space in Sino-Tibetan Languages
Our research on how Sino-Tibetan languages encode spatial semantics began in 2015, when Carol hosted the 48th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics at UC Santa Barbara. We convened a Pre-Meeting Workshop entitled “How ...
Project · February 25, 2026
El gobierno de la universidad desde la perspectiva de la teoría de agencia
Publication · February 25, 2026
Materials Libraries. Designing the Experiential Knowledge Transfer through Prototyping
Abstract
Experiential knowledge plays a crucial role in exploiting new materials within real contexts, i.e., designing products and applications. As a result, understanding and transferring this kind of knowledge has gained increasing attention,...
Publication · February 25, 2026
Opioid Research Project
Access to Care
Millions of Americans still lack access to both oral health care and primary health care. We are witnessing this situation in the dental world every day, but have you ever thought about how not being able to access dental care at al...
Project · February 24, 2026
Book Review, Balancing Communities: Nation, State, and Protestant Christianity in Korea, 1884–1942 by Paul S. Cha
Publication · February 24, 2026
Presymptomatic pharmacological inhibition of mGluR5 improves survival in a mouse model of prion diseases
Publication · February 24, 2026
Comparative genomics reveals specialization and divergent virulence potential in Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio navarrensis, and Vibrio cidicii
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Vibrionaceae are a diverse family of bacteria that contain pathogenic species, including those within the Vulnificus clade: Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio navarrensis, and Vibrio cidicii. While V. vulnificus is a generally well-cha...
Publication · February 24, 2026
Seafood Safety and Aquaculture
Shellfish safety depends on knowing when and where pathogens are present, and how to reduce them after harvest. This research develops molecular and metagenomic approaches for rapid, culture-independent detection of Vibrio species in oyster aquacu...
Project · February 24, 2026