Daily Nexus Staff

April 25, 2012

Faculty Earn Grants for Scientific Research

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Materials Science Fellow Materials science and chemical engineer- ing professor Edward Kramer earned fellow- ship into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences last week for his work analyzing the properties and biologi...

November 21, 2011

Regents Set New Date to Discuss Administration

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Amid growing demonstrations against fee hikes across UC campuses, the Board of Regents announced that it will hold its postponed meeting, originally scheduled for last week, via teleconference on Nov. 28. Although the bo...

October 20, 2011

LGBT Film Festival Celebrates 20th Year

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OUTrageous: The Santa Barbara Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Film Festival is celebrating 20 years of queer cinematography with a four-day event featuring world premiers, shorts and appearances from filmma...

September 26, 2011

UCSB Alumna Nominated for Screenwriting Award

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The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation named UCSB alumna Cameron Lund one of five finalists in its 56th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards contest for rising screenplay writers last week. The Foundation selected Lund’s screen...

September 22, 2011

Volunteers Clean SB County Coast

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Volunteers from Santa Barbara County removed over 6,180 pounds of garbage last Saturday throughout the region’s beaches as part of the International and California Coastal Cleanup Day. The California Coastal Commission...

August 24, 2011

Dating Site Plays Matchmaker Within Campus Communities

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Looking for a college sweetheart? Log in to DateMySchool.com, a dating website created by Columbia University students Balazs Alexa and Jean Meyer that matches students across departments within the same school and throu...

August 3, 2011

UCen To Change Dining Options

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The UCen dining facilities will undergo major renovations this summer to replace several familiar establishments with new vendors.

July 13, 2011

405 Closure Prompts Preparation

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Several state and local public safety and transportation officials issued a press release last week urging drivers to prepare for the closure of a 10-mile segment of Interstate 405 between July 15 and 17.

June 22, 2011

Court Resumes Lee Trial After No Contest Plea

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Joe Lee, former UCSB Associated Students on-campus representative, will make his second court appearance today after pleading no contest to several charges during his May 18 preliminary hearings.

May 31, 2011

Festival Showcases Groundbreaking Art

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The 25th annual “I Madonnari” Italian Street Painting Festival featured 150 large scale artworks last weekend at the Santa Barbara Mission plaza in celebration of local artistic talent.

May 31, 2011

UC Health Center Appoints Executive Director

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The UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation elected registered nurse and health attorney Terry Leach as its first executive director last Wednesday. Leach, who earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from California ...

May 31, 2011

Silent Student Film Screening Gets Reel Loud

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UCSB’s 20th annual Reel Loud Silent Film Festival took place in front of a sold-out crowd in Campbell Hall last Friday, showcasing silent student productions shot on 16mm film accompanied by live music.

May 17, 2011

Police Release Description of Wanted I.V. Murder Suspect

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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. provided a description of a possible suspect in connection with the death of Vincent Velasquez, a 26-year old Santa Barbara resident who was fatally stabbed on the 6600 block of...

May 11, 2011

KCSB Director Declares Intent To Join Election

By Daily Nexus Staff

KCSB radio station’s News Director Cathy Murillo recently stepped down from her position after deciding to run for a seat on the Santa Barbara City Council.

May 10, 2011

Government Briefs

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Santa Barbara City Council will review the city’s third quarter budget as of March 31 for the fiscal year of 2011. The council will listen to the Finance Committee’s recommendation to approve $850,000 in appropriatio...

May 10, 2011

UCSB Aids Air Force in Research

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The United States Dept. of Defense is awarding $14.5 million to UCSB through several grants over the next five years. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research allotted more than 7 percent of the Multicampus University...