Nader Heidari

March 30, 2009

MSI To Gain Facility

By Nader Heidari

UCSB will set sail on a state-of-the-art marine education facility this August.

February 26, 2009

Fishy Work by UCSB Scientists Earns National Recognition

By Nader Heidari

A paper authored by two UCSB scientists has been selected as one of the top research papers published by the prestigious journal Nature in 2008.

February 6, 2009

Institute Bestows Funds to UCSB Stem Cell Center

By Nader Heidari

UCSB's Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering received $1.2 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to train graduate and post-doctoral students in stem cell biology and engineering.

January 29, 2009

FDA Approves UCI Scientist Stem Cell Therapy

By Nader Heidari

Irvine - On Jan. 23, the first treatment derived from embryonic stem cells was approved for human clinical trials. The treatment, discovered by a group of researchers at UC Irvine, may be able to heal acute spinal cord i...

January 14, 2009

Noise Perplexes Scientists

By Nader Heidari

Nearly three years ago, an intrepid group of astronomers - including two UCSB researchers - lofted a giant helium balloon into the sky.

January 6, 2009

Veggies Stunt Cancer Growth

By Nader Heidari

A study helmed by UCSB researchers has determined that certain vegetables have the potential to help shield humans from cancer.

December 4, 2008

English Advisor Dies in Car Crash

By Nader Heidari

Susan Gosling, an Advising Specialist in the English Dept., died on Thanksgiving Day. She was 54.

November 26, 2008

New Probes Stop Tumor Blood Flow

By Nader Heidari

A UCSB researcher recently received a $3.8 million grant from the Dept. of Defense to continue his work developing probes that can target cancer cells.

November 6, 2008

New Study Examines Fleas

By Nader Heidari

A study examining tiny water fleas is helping scientists understand the global effects of environmental change on population dynamics.

November 3, 2008

Microwave Oven Ignites Kitchen

By Nader Heidari

Freshmen recovering from Halloween received a rude awakening Saturday morning when a kitchen fire forced residents out of the Santa Cruz dormitory.

October 30, 2008

New Study Focuses on Strengths

By Nader Heidari

A UCSB researcher recently discovered that by age four, humans can accurately size up a potential opponent's fighting skills with a single glance.

October 27, 2008

Project Banks on Wild Seeds

By Nader Heidari

Under the permafrost on an Arctic island, the Norwegian government has a "Doomsday Vault" that can store up to 4.5-million different seed samples to preserve crops in the event of a catastrophe.

October 16, 2008

Cells Deplete Oil Supply

By Nader Heidari

A study led by UCSB earth scientists has uncovered single-celled organisms that devour oil sources under the sea floor.

October 10, 2008

UCSB Nursery Needs Mending

By Nader Heidari

The campus greenhouse is in a state of disrepair.

October 3, 2008

Method Makes CPUs Faster

By Nader Heidari

Scientists at UCSB's Materials Research Laboratory have discovered an innovative process capable of producing smaller, faster and more efficient computer processors.

October 1, 2008

Nader’s Speech Opens Minds

By Nader Heidari

I woke up sometime Sunday afternoon to attend to some serious business. I went to go see the man somewhat responsible for giving Starbucks employees a free joke when I tell them my name during my purchase of a certain bl...