Hannah Nelson

April 15, 2013

Eco Festival To Feature Sustainable Food, Products and Transportation

By Hannah Nelson

This weekend, the Community Environmental Council will host the 43rd annual Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park in the West Coast’s most well-attended Earth Day celebration, with renowned environmental lawyer Van Jones ...

March 7, 2013

San Joaquin Project Concerns Local Residents

By Hannah Nelson

Hannah Nelson Staff Writer   UCSB Housing and Residential Services will be in the process of constructing the new university housing site San Joaquin — an apartment complex to be located north of Santa Catalina Re...

February 28, 2013

UCSB Anthropologist Receives Praise for Upcoming Book

By Hannah Nelson

Over the course of four years, UCSB anthropologist Jeffrey Hoelle spent a total of 18 months in Acre, Brazil tapping rubber and rounding up cattle while studying the social dynamics contributing to deforestation in the A...

February 21, 2013

Nutrition and Health Class Risks Being Cut After Fall 2013

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB’s popular “Nutrition for Health” course may no longer be offered after fall quarter of next year due to cuts to the Exercise and Sports Studies department, according to Professor Art Gilbert. Gilbert — who r...

February 8, 2013

UCSB Men’s Rugby Rallies Around New Kiwi Coach

By Hannah Nelson

Tim Lewis, the UCSB Rugby Team’s newest head coach, is planning to bring a bit of New Zealand flair to the team, working with Inside Running Academy — a prestigious New Zealand-based program for rugby player develop...

February 6, 2013

Obama’s New Immigration Polices To Affect UCSB Students

By Hannah Nelson

Last week President Obama outlined his plan for immigration reform, directly impacting the large community of undocumented students and residents living in Santa Barbara County, who currently make up about 24 percent of ...

January 28, 2013

UCSB Program Earns Distinction For Enhancing Writing Experience

By Hannah Nelson

The Conference on College Composition and Communication recently honored the UCSB Writing Program with its prestigious Certificate of Excellence award, acknowledging the unique program for its faculty support, innovative...

January 25, 2013

Cancer Nonprofit Increases Reach of SB County Office

By Hannah Nelson

The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, a local nonprofit organization providing financial and emotional support to families of children with cancer, was recently consolidated to include the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis...

January 24, 2013

Interns Teach Fifth-Graders Science Fundamentals

By Hannah Nelson

Kids in Nature offers UCSB students the chance to mentor elementary school students in various scientific fields, engaging in interactive educational activities and field trips. Now in its twelfth year, KIN regularly rea...

January 9, 2013

Collaborative Reading Organization Selects Nonfiction Title to Encourage Discussion

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB Reads has selected Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein, a nonfiction book that follows the author’s efforts to improve his memory and chronicles his participation in the 2005 USA Memory Championship in New Y...