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CHG and USGS Develop Digital Rainfall Monitor

May 21, 2014 by

The UCSB Climate Hazards Group collaborated with the U.S. Geological Survey to create a single, comprehensive database of precipitation patterns to monitor droughts worldwide.
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Lecture Discusses Ethnic Issues in Penal System

May 21, 2014 by

Associate professor of history at UCLA Kelly Lytle Hernandez gave a presentation tracing the history and reasons behind the mass incarceration of people of Mexican descent in the United States last ni...
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Two Professors Win Bellagio Residency

May 21, 2014 by

The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center recently awarded professors Richard Appelbaum and Nelson Lichtenstein a space in the prestigious Bellagio Residency Fellows program in Italy, where they ...
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California’s Drought Problem Discussed in Talk

May 21, 2014 by

UCSB Bren School professor and water policy expert Robert Wilkinson addressed California’s water resources and drought actions Tuesday night in a lecture titled “California’s Water Resources and...
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Sex Talk Covers Consent, Ethics, Law

May 21, 2014 by

Former World Health Organization advisor and UCLA professor Paul R. Abramson spoke about the individual sexual rights of children and adults Monday night at Harold Frank Hall.
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Supreme Leader of Nexus Arises

May 21, 2014 by and

The Daily Nexus editorial staff elected former news editor Carissa Quiambao as editor in chief for the 2014-2015 academic year in an office-wide election last Thursday.
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Bren School Gives Lecture Series on Current Drought Situation

May 20, 2014 by

Faculty members from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management along with Goleta Water District officials will present the first lecture of a three-part series about California’s curre...
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BSU Implores Chancellor Yang to Meet Demands Faster

May 20, 2014 by

The Black Students Union issued a statement this past Thursday calling for Chancellor Henry T. Yang to rename North Hall to Malcolm X Hall, mirroring a similar request made by a group of black student...
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OPP Calls for Contreras’ Resignation from EVPLA

May 19, 2014 by and

The Open People’s Party rescinded Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs-elect Beatrice Contreras’ party membership and requested her resignation last Friday in light of sexu...
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UCSB Students Swarm to Extravaganza 2014

May 19, 2014 by

Thousands of students got on their knees for Diplo yesterday at the 36th annual Extravaganza music festival at Harder Stadium.
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Best Selling Author Lectures on Impact of World War II

May 19, 2014 by

New York Times best-selling author, 2003 Pulitzer Prize winning author and military historian Rick Atkinson discussed the impact of World War II on the United States in the final addition to his trilo...
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Film Screening Portrays Former Miss World’s Recovery from Rape

May 19, 2014 by

The Carsey-Wolf Center aimed to spark a conversation on sexual assault with last Thursday’s screening and discussion of Brave Miss World, a documentary on the rape of Linor Abargil, Miss World 1998,...
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Regents Discuss Student Affairs at Last Meeting of Academic Year

May 16, 2014 by and

The meeting of the University of California Regents resumed for its final session yesterday morning and discussed the financial status of UC Medical Centers and the UC Office of the President Budget f...
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Renowned Poet Discusses Self-Growth in Guest Lecture

May 16, 2014 by

Poet, author and inspirational speaker David Whyte spoke about the benefits of self-awareness and personal growth in “Solace: The Art of Asking the Beautiful Question” Wednesday night at Campbell ...
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A.S. Senate Debates Election Code Update and University Investments

May 16, 2014 by

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting focused on a bill to encourage “socially responsible” investments using university funding as well as a bill to change the electoral process ...
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