Month: November 2010

News

Professor Visits Military Trial to Analyze Torture

November 24, 2010 by Jack Crosbie

UCSB sociology associate professor Lisa Hajjar was present at the Guantánamo Bay last month for the trial of a former child soldier.

News

Campus Scholar Accepts Social Science Honors

November 24, 2010 by Christina Lavingia

UCSB sociology assistant professor Victor Rios recently received the American Society of Criminology’s New Scholar Award.

News

The Balancing Act: Working Mothers at UCSB

November 23, 2010 by Lexi Pandell

Laurel Wilder is the assistant director of Institutional Research & Planning at UCSB. She works an eight-hour day and exercises during her lunch hour.

Sports

One Blown Call, All Hopes Dashed

November 23, 2010 by Mark Bogard

That, my friends, is a punch.

Science & Tech

Bacteria Gain Evolutionary Edge With Toxic Darts

November 23, 2010 by Nader Heidari

Biologists at UCSB have published a study in the journal Nature that found that certain bacteria fight for evolutionary dominance using “toxic darts” to attack and disable their competitors.