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Jim Boles has found evidence of helium leakage from the Earth’s mantle

The Department of Earth Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara seeks a motivated, skilled and creative individual to support a range of electron- and ion-beam instruments, x-ray detection systems, high vacuum systems, high voltage systems, and electronic signals/communications

John Crowell, member of the National Academy of Sciences and a professor in Earth Science at UCSB from 1967 until his retirement, passed away on May 13, 2015

David Valentine's article, "5 key things we learned about oil spills from the Gulf Coast disaster," appeared in the April 23, 2015 PBS NewsHour.

Applications are invited for possible temporary Lecturer appointments (part-time) during the 2015-16 academic year in the following areas:  Earth Systems, Biogeology, Geochemistry, Geology, and Geophysics.

Daniel Luna presented his PhD Defense entitled "Miocene mammals (Notoungulata) from the Laguna del Laja region, Andean Main Range, Central Chile" on March 11, 2015.

David Valentine co-wrote an article on cnn.com

Professor Matt Jackson has recently been awarded his second prestigious prize in the last two months.

Twenty-three undergraduate Geology majors, eight graduate students, and four professors spent two weeks in Iceland

Professor Cathy Busby was selected as the 2014-2015 Distinguished Lecturer of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.