Hannah Nelson

October 30, 2013

Professor Talks Porn Stars, Models, Idols

By Hannah Nelson, Kelly Lin

University of Vermont history professor Paul Deslandes spoke to UCSB students and faculty members yesterday in a talk entitled “Models, Idols and Porn Stars: Selling and Consuming the Beautiful Man in Britain, 1950s-19...

October 28, 2013

UCSB Museum Unveils Five New Exhibitions

By Hannah Nelson

With its high ceilings, impeccably white walls and pristine pine floors, UCSB’s Art, Design and Architecture Museum welcomed guests to its opening reception last Friday, unveiling five new art exhibitions. Despite the ...

October 21, 2013

Nonprofit Holds Music Festival in SB

By Carissa Quiambao, Hannah Nelson

More than 100 local bands and music industry speakers congregated in Downtown Santa Barbara this past weekend at the New Noise Santa Barbara Music Conference & Festival.

October 16, 2013

UCSB Museum To Display New Exhibits Depicting Political Progress

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum To Reveal Works Featuring Historical Discord

October 7, 2013

Pardall Carnival 2013

By Hannah Nelson

Students took to the streets of Isla Vista Saturday afternoon for carnival games and other fun at this year’s Pardall Carnival, which featured 45 student organizations and local businesses.

October 1, 2013

Daily Nexus’ Guide to Greek Life on Campus

By Hannah Nelson

At the start of every quarter — and most of all, every fall — students looking to enter UCSB Greek Life make their way around Isla Vista, visiting fraternity or sorority houses of their choice as they navigate their ...

September 30, 2013

Lucidity Festival Invites Authenticity, Entertainment to Arlington Theatre

By Hannah Nelson

This Friday, the Arlington Theatre will host a one-day transformational music, art and theater event known as “Lucidity Presents: Rising Vibes for the Universe.” Along with live music and acrobatic performances, the ...

September 27, 2013

Stanford Professor Debunks Myths of Multi-Tasking

By Hannah Nelson

Stanford professor Clifford Nass explored the effect of multitasking on college students in a lecture at Mosher Alumni House last night.

September 26, 2013

Affordable Book Company Funds Nonprofits, Fights Illiteracy

By Hannah Nelson

Textbook seller Better World Banks is taking aim at world literacy problems with a new charity initiative.

June 6, 2013

Isla Vista Group Works to Install Fences in Light of Recent Deaths

By Hannah Nelson

The local organization Fence Isla Vista is currently working to increase knowledge of dangers that reside along the coastline beside the UCSB campus, where beachside cliffs have been the site of multiple deaths this past...

May 30, 2013

Cinnamon Holds Potential to Prevent, Reverse Alzheimer’s

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB researchers have discovered that certain compounds in cinnamon may have the potential to be used in the development of a drug that would prevent Alzheimer’s disease. According to graduate student Roshni George, wh...

May 28, 2013

New Evidence Supporting Cosmic Impact Discovered

By Hannah Nelson

Emeritus professor of earth science James Kennett and a team of researchers have uncovered new evidence supporting the theory of cosmic impact. This theory maintains that 12,800 years ago, cosmic impact led to the extinc...

May 10, 2013

UCSB Professor Gives Talk on Bacteria Research

By Hannah Nelson

College of Letters and Science honors students gathered in the State Street Room of the UCen last night to listen as Professor Michael J Mahan of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology department gave a lectur...

May 1, 2013

Secure Coding Competition Awards UCSB Students Third-Place Prize

By Hannah Nelson

Last week, fourth-year computer science majors Dane Pitkin, Nathan Crandall and Justin Rushing took third place at a global hacking competition in Singapore called Hardcode. The secure coding competition — a collaborat...

April 25, 2013

Alumni Weekend To Draw Flocks of Former Gauchos

By Hannah Nelson

With over 6,000 alumni expected to return to campus this weekend, the UCSB Alumni Association is hosting a variety of events, ranging from lectures to athletics, as part of the seventh annual All Gaucho Reunion. The seri...

April 23, 2013

UC Application Numbers Rise, Admission Difficulty Increases

By Hannah Nelson

This year’s admission process was the most selective in UCSB history, with just 39 percent of the over 62,000 prospective applicants being admitted for the 2013-2014 school year. According to the Office of Admissions, ...