Nader Heidari

September 29, 2008

SB Senior Plugs In to Scooter Business

By Nader Heidari

A resident inventor has tapped into the blossoming alternative fuel market and created an electric scooter now available to the general public.

June 2, 2008

ROTC Event Raises Money for Children’s Charity

By Nader Heidari

Hurdling through obstacle courses and scrambling under wires, teams competed for glory and charity in the first ever ROTC Gauntlet this weekend.

May 20, 2008

Aggressive Squids Have Scientists Running for the Labs

By Nader Heidari

UCSB biologists and engineers attempt to understand the unusual composition of the strong, sharp Humboldt squid beak and its applications in the world of science. According to Herbert Waite, UCSB biology professor and co...

April 30, 2008

Former Nexus Artist Captures Movie, Novel Deals

By Nader Heidari

Former Gaucho Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi has turned newsroom experience into a series of successful graphic novels and a possible movie deal.

April 28, 2008

Site Seeks to Offer Something New

By Nader Heidari

With the increasing popularity of social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the market for connecting people has started to spawn new sites with concepts beyond poking and adding friends.

April 25, 2008

Reunion To Move Into Weekend With Alumni, Student Games

By Nader Heidari

The second-annual UCSB All Gaucho Reunion will honor alumni this weekend with a lineup of competitions and ceremonies designed to unite past and present Gauchos.

April 21, 2008

Lambda Chi Alpha Awaits Approval to Reinstate

By Nader Heidari

Following a five-year absence that stemmed from a series of alcohol violations and low recruitment years, one former campus fraternity is prepared to make its comeback in 2009.

April 15, 2008

UCSB Researchers Study Nanotechnology Development in China

By Nader Heidari

China is attempting to "leapfrog" the United States in nanotechnology research, according to two UCSB researchers.

April 8, 2008

Visiting Professor Explores Light Perception in the Infrared

By Nader Heidari

In infrared light, water and sky look black and smooth like a chalkboard, plant leaves glow like bioluminescent jellyfish, and the red and white colors of a stop sign blend together to make a dull grey-colored octagon.

March 4, 2008

Researchers Map Out Global Human Impact

By Nader Heidari

Scientists at the UCSB National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis have put the total human impact on the oceans on the map.

March 4, 2008

New Student Energy Forum Holds Inauguration

By Nader Heidari

Nobel Laureate and UCSB physics professor Walter Kohn told students to flex their brain power and try to solve the global energy problem at the UCSB Energy Forum inauguration last Tuesday.

February 20, 2008

Spiny Lobster Population Scrutinized

By Nader Heidari

Hoping to maintain a balance between lobsters on plates and lobsters in the ocean, local fishermen and UCSB researchers are working together to preserve both the fisheries and habitats of the spiny crustacean just off th...

February 11, 2008

Sabbath Celebration Comes to I.V.

By Nader Heidari

Under sunny skies, UCSB Chabad hosted the 5th Annual West Coast Shabbaton this past weekend, attracting over 500 Jewish students for beach barbeques, sailing trips and prayer services.