Wireless Internet Connections in Data Centers
Researchers at UCSB have helped create a new method to increase wireless transmission speeds in data centers by up to 30 percent. Scientists discovered that metal plates placed on the ceiling of data centers better transmit signals from directional antennas, thereby increasing the efficiency and speed of wireless communication. Although wireless connections are not novel, […]
Stick to Your Resolutions: Win the War of Self-Control
Today is the 10th of January, still the beginning of the New Year (which, coincidentally, is 2012 this time). I have a couple of resolutions for this year, as many of you might. More than signifying an unfortunate hangover and some equally unfortunate questions about whom you kissed last night (oh-god-please-tell-me-it-wasn’t-insert-name-here), the first signifies another […]
FBI Investigates Repeat Arson Attempts on IVFP
An unknown suspect threw a combustible device comparable to a Molotov cocktail at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station shortly before midnight on New Year’s Day, the second attack on the building in less than two months. The arson attempt, which resulted in insignificant structural damage, showed various similarities to last year’s Nov. 15 incident […]
Institute Places UCSB Seventh in Rankings
The Center for Science and Technologies Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands ranked UC Santa Barbara 7th of 500 major universities worldwide last month, using a scale centered on global scientific impact and collaboration. UCSB was ranked as the top campus in the UC system, preceded only by MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Rice, Stanford and […]
UCSB TV Jumps on Cox
Tomorrow will mark the launch of UCSB TV, a campus-specific branch of the systemwide UCTV channel that will be broadcast to viewers in Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria on Cox Cable channel 72. The new station will feature 24-hour programming showcasing the campus’ contributions to the arts, public service and scholarly research. Currently, UCSB contributes […]
Regents Close Meeting After Students Protest
Although most University proceedings were suspended over the course of Winter Break, the UC Board of Regents continued their deliberation concerning the future of the University system in the current fiscal climate in a teleconference held across four campuses at the end of Fall Quarter. Although the day remained peaceful and no arrests were made, […]
UCSB Physics Project Ranks Ninth on Prestigious List
Online scientific news source Physics World ranked UCSB physicists’ research in quantum integrated circuits ninth on its top 10 most influential physics breakthroughs of 2011, which were announced last month. The campus’ award-winning group created the first complete quantum computer based on the Von Neumann architecture that uses superconducting circuits and revolutionary integration of various […]
UC Berkeley Unveils New Program to Alleviate Rising Cost of Tuition
UC Berkeley officials announced plans for a new financial aid program targeting students from middle-income families that introduces a tuition cap relative to household income. The “Middle Class Access Program” will begin next school year and ensures that parents earning between $80,000 and $140,000 annually will only pay tuition up to 15 percent of their […]
Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate To Make Arrests
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department made a series of felony arrests for narcotics and gang-related crimes throughout December. The SBCSD Narcotics and Gang Units collaborated with the State Parole Department and Santa Maria Police Department Dec. 15 and 16 to arrest 14 suspects — the majority for methamphetamine and controlled substance abuse and probation […]
UCSB Student Receives Honor
Fourth-year ecology major Anai Novoa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring early last month in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the San Diego-based nonprofit Ocean Discovery Institute. Novoa accepted the government’s top honor for math and science educators on Dec. 12 after working with the Ocean Discovery Institute to […]