Local Council Allocates Finances for SB Library
The Santa Barbara City Council approved funding for the first stage of the Santa Barbara Public Library Plaza renovation project during yesterday’s meeting.
Man Faces Charges for Gunfire at Local Plaza
Goleta gunman Charles Quinn pleaded not guilty to 15 felony and misdemeanor charges after appearing in court last week following his release from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Youth Club To Reopen Alternative Events Venue
The Living Room club met last night to establish a new venue for various musical performances throughout the year.
Flying High Readers Debate Prudence of Prohibition and Weed Addiction
In response to “Harmful Bath Salts Become New, Legal Substitute to Same, Old Weed.”
Coastal Plan Rejection Spurs Discussion
Environmentalists will meet at the “Protecting Our Coast” panel on campus tonight to discuss the county’s recent rejection of the California Coastal Commission’s coastal plan changes.
New A.S. Annex To Provide Resources for I.V. Community
Associated Students plans to open a new off-campus workspace that will cost $82,500 a year to operate.
Student Scholars Band Together
The Honors Association, a new campus club, aims to help students in the College of Letters & Science Honors Program better interact and collaborate with each other.
New SB Research Facility To Assist Children With Language Disabilities
The McEnroe Reading and Language Arts Center, a literacy research institution based in the Gevirtz School of Education, is set to open in September 2011.
CNN To Broadcast Documentary About UCSB Researchers
UCSB professor Kenneth Kosik’s research on Alzheimer’s disease in Colombia was featured in the documentary “Filling the Blank,” which will air Feb. 19 on CNN. The program follows the work of Kosik and other researchers who have spent nearly 20 years studying a large family around the town of Medellin, Colombia. The family — which […]
Kepler Mission Identifies Possibly Habitable Planets
UCSB scientists Tim Brown and Avi Shporer are involved in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kepler mission, which has recently added 54 new planet candidates in the habitable zone of a star, bringing their list of planetary discoveries to a total 1,235 planets. Kepler is a satellite telescope that observes the Cygnus and Lyra […]