Scientists Improve Graphene Creation
Scientists in the UCSB Nanoelectronics Research Lab have developed breakthrough technology in synthesizing graphene, a substance that could be revolutionary for a range of sectors including nanotechnology, medicine and green electronics. Under the direction of NRL Director Kaustav Banerjee, the team of researchers developed a new method of creating graphene, a metal 100 times stronger […]
Cleanup Event Aims To Negate Party Aftermath
The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District is seeking volunteers to participate in the 10th annual Adopt-A-Block Halloween cleanup Oct. 29 and Nov. 4 to brace for and subsequently tackle the seasonal influx of trash. The Adopt-A-Block program is sponsored by the Goleta West Sanitary District, the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency and various local […]
Food Researchers Unveil New Study
UCSB ecology, evolution and marine biology graduate student Christian Balzer was one of 20 co-authors of a widely publicized report that outlines the development of environmentally sustainable food security plans. A team of researchers from the United States, Canada, Sweden and Germany, led by director of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment Jonathan […]
Dow Chemical Institute To Fund UCSB Research
UCSB recently received a grant for $15 million from the Dow Chemical Company to develop new technology through advanced scientific research. Specifically, the grant will provide the means to establish a Dow Materials Institute that will be located in the UCSB Materials Research Laboratory which is a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering […]
Board Grants Funds to Student Groups
The Associated Students Finance Board distributed the last of its Fall Quarter unallocated budget during last night’s three-hour meeting, allotting $14,732 to 16 student organizations. The board partially funded the Model United Nations, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Education Abroad Program, men’s club soccer, India Association, Ravaani, Mock Trial Team, Improvability, Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Zeta Alpha, […]
Santa Barbara Loses, Ties in Home Weekend Doubleheader
The UCSB men’s club ice hockey team returned to its home ice in Oxnard this past weekend with a loss against visiting Sacramento State on Saturday and a 5-5 tie against Santa Clara University on Sunday. On Saturday, the Gauchos fell 9-5 to Sacramento State in a game that was tight until the Hornets pulled […]
Political Columnists Deconstruct OWS Movement – Right Said
“Vox Populi; Vox Anon; the voice of the people is the voice of anonymous; WE ARE LEGION” — Anonymous, 10/9 In recent weeks, much has been made of the mindless rabbles known as the Occupy Wall Street movement. They have claimed, at different times, that they are “what democracy looks like,” a “liberal Tea Party” […]
Political Columnists Deconstruct OWS Movement – Left Said
I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. Right under my nose, against any expectations I ever had, and apart from any institutions or organizations I’ve been a part of, an inspiring new movement has sprung up and caught the nation’s — nay, the world’s — attention. For over a month now, protesters have been […]
Activist Addresses Inequality
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi spoke at Campbell Hall on Sunday about women’s role in instituting peace and democracy in the Middle East as well as her criticisms of gender inequity worldwide. Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, was awarded the honor in 2003 for her activism in […]
Experts Unite to Examine Nuclear Energy
The Santa Barbara & Tri-Counties Chapter of the United Nations Association hosted a forum on nuclear energy featuring several notable speakers and activists on Saturday in recognition of United Nations Day. Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility and UCSB’s Physics Dept. gathered in Santa Barbara City College’s Fe Bland […]