Carissa Quiambao

January 9, 2012

Institute Places UCSB Seventh in Rankings

By Carissa Quiambao

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 c...

January 4, 2012

UCSB Ranked in Top 10 Universities Worldwide

By Carissa Quiambao

The Center for Science and Technologies Studies at the Netherlands’ Leiden University ranked UC Santa Barbara 7th of 500 major universities worldwide last month, using a scale centered on global scientific impact a...

November 18, 2011

Institute Educates Despite Persecution

By Carissa Quiambao

Prior to receiving his Ph.D. at Princeton University, UCSB postdoctoral physics researcher Pedram Roushan graduated from the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education. The BIHE is an underground university in Iran seeking ...

November 15, 2011

Hip Hop Star Shares Success Story

By Carissa Quiambao

Renowned hip hop artist, author, actor and activist Common will speak about his troubled childhood on the South Side of Chicago and the experiences of his diverse career at 8 p.m. tonight in Campbell Hall. Born Lonnie Ra...

November 3, 2011

Campus Joins Occupy Movement

By Carissa Quiambao

The Occupy Wall Street movement reached Isla Vista yesterday with a campus teach-in regarding corporate control of the economy and media on the lawn across from the Student Resource Building. The first Occupy Isla Vista ...

October 31, 2011

Former Gaucho Unveils New Film

By Carissa Quiambao

Screenwriter, director, film producer and former UCSB student Jeff Nathanson hosted an exclusive prescreening of his upcoming movie “Tower Heist,” starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, last Thursday at Pollock Theat...

October 27, 2011

Renowned Director To Visit Campus

By Carissa Quiambao

Professional screenwriter, director and film producer Jeff Nathanson will host an advanced exclusive screening of the upcoming film “Tower Heist” at 7 p.m. in UCSB’s Pollock Theater. The film, starring Eddie Murphy...

October 24, 2011

Activist Addresses Inequality

By Carissa Quiambao

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, t...

October 11, 2011

Alumni To Host Political Networking Event

By Carissa Quiambao

The UCSB Alumni Associaton will host several distinguished Gaucho graduates including 35th District Assemblymember Das Williams and State Senator Sam Blakesly at the Mosher Alumni House tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The Alumn...

October 3, 2011

Activist Seeks to Empower Victimized Women in Africa

By Carissa Quiambao

African peace activist Leymah Gbowee spoke yesterday in Campbell Hall to share her experiences in leading the feminist-minded peace protests responsible for ending the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Gbowee founded th...