Aquaculture is expected to play a significant role in the future of our food supply, according to UCSB ecologists. KCSB’s Anita Carraher has more on the story.

Processed foods are reaching remote regions of Brazil with an incredible---and some might say alarming---rate of success. A short series of articles in the New York Times details the Nestle Corporation's increased sales in Brazil and their strategy of hiring small local vendors to sell Nestle products door-to-door. KCSB's Alex Casavant has more on the story.

Phillips 66, a multinational energy company, dismissed a lawsuit challenging the denial of its proposed rail spur project that would have allowed the transport of crude oil by train up and down the California Coast. KCSB's Kendra Lee spoke with Alicia Roessler, a staff attorney at the Environmental Defense Center who challenged this project in court, to find out more.

University rankings are often the first factor in determining a student's interest in a college application choice. With thousands of options within America alone, many students opt out of doing their own college research and rely heavily on a quick google search of the top university/college rankings in America. KCSB's Jack Shea spoke with UCSB's professor of English Chris Newfield about his latest research into how the rankings are made in the first place.

This fall, UCSB's Art, Design & Architecture Museum is participating in a region-wide series of exhibits bringing together museums across Southern California. KCSB's Dain Lopez and Daisy Muralles recently spoke with two curators from the museum about the series and the exhibit they curated, on display now through December 8.

Making YouTube videos that get millions of views must be exhilarating. But behind all the initial dazzle is a myriad of red tape. From piracy to demonetization, content creators nowadays face a lot of challenges. Third-year economy major and math minor Kamran Yunus (aka NARMAK) discovered this face-first.

Nine UC campuses are looking to revise the way each campus recycles storm water. The effort comes from a research team out of UCSB, hoping to influence others outside the UC community by their research into the UC’s natural treatment systems. UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management PhD student Marina Feraud dedicates her graduate studies to researching the impacts of emerging contaminants on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling. KCSB’s Jack Shea interviewed Feraud to learn more about her research team’s new research taking place across nine UC campuses.

The Trump Administration is busy working on a tax reform bill which will come before Congress later this fall. An economist from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington discusses what might be included in the new tax proposal, once it has been unveiled. Harry Lawton talks to Hunter Blair from the Economic Policy Institute on the possible contents of the upcoming congressional tax bill.

Thousands of undocumented students in the nation received the news that their legal status might change in the country. Hector Sanchez Castaneda spoke with a Dreamer on his reactions and thoughts regarding President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA.

Two UCSB researchers are preparing to coordinate with the Mexican census on how to best capture an accurate picture of Mexico’s black population. KCSB’s Hector Sanchez Castaneda has the story.