UCSB Campus:
Bren School:  http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/
MEIAF:  http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/facilities/MEIAF/
ERI: http://www.eri.ucsb.edu/
UCSB NRS: http://nrs.ucsb.edu/
UCSB Graduate Division:  https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/
UCSB Library:  http://www.library.ucsb.edu/

Guidance for UCSB Independent Graduate Study Coursework: http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/financial/employment/course-approvals.aspx

UCSB Natural Reserve System: 
http://www.msi.ucsb.edu/natural-reserve-system-nrs

On being a graduate student:
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7090-252b
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/09/26/unsolicited-advice-iv-how-to-be-a-good-graduate-student/

Databases and Tools:
NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
RDP : http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/

University of Minnesota Biodegradation Database:  http://umbbd.ethz.ch/

Science Gateway Tools:  http://www.sciencegateway.org/tools/index.html

Nanotechnology health and safety
NIOSH:   http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/default.html
EPA Nanotechnology White Paper:  http://www.epa.gov/OSA/nanotech.htm

Microbiological Water Quality
CA Dept Public Health, Beaches and Recreational Waters: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/environhealth/water/Pages/Beaches.aspx

CA SWRCB Clean Beaches:  http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/beaches/

UC Natural Reserve System: http://nrs.ucop.edu/