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UCSB Engineering Assistant Professor Wins Award For Research on Coffee Spillage

UCSB mechanical engineering assistant professor Rouslan Krechetnikov was selected for the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for studying the physics behind “coffee sloshing” during the 22nd annual award ceremon...
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Haitian Cholera Epidemic Inspires Heated Documentary

Last night Direct Relief International and the UC Haiti Initiative packed Campbell Hall for a free screening of the documentary Baseball in the Time of Cholera, which takes a critical look at the rece...
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Local Girl Scout Troop To Build Shelter for Migratory Butterflies

Goleta Girl Scout troop 50853 is partnering with the Devereux Foundation to plant a sustainable Monarch Waystation for migrating butterflies tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Isla Vista Elementary School. Devereu...
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Free Climber To Discuss Career at Lecture Series

Avid free climber and world-record setter Alex Honnold will speak for the first event in UCSB’s annual Natural High Lecture Series tonight at 6 p.m. in Isla Vista Theater #1. Admission for the event...
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UCPD Aims to Promote Student Safety by Hosting Annual Guidance Programs

UC Police Department officers will begin conducting their annual Informational Outreach for this year’s fresh- men, addressing various safety concerns through informational sessions held in residenc...
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A.S. Deals With Spike in Crime, IRS Woes at First Senate Meeting

At the first Associated Students Senate meeting of the 2012-13 school year last night, student senators tackled weighty topics including tax issues with student honoraria as well as a local spike in c...
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Bug Infestation Leads To Destruction of Local Farm and Garden Produce

A swarm of bagrada insects has taken up residence in the Santa Barbara area, affecting organic farms as well as home gardens in the area. Though bagrada bugs originate in Senegal, Egypt and Zaire, the...
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UC Haiti Initiative and Direct Relief Co-Host Haiti Film Event

A free screening of the documentary “Baseball in the Time of Cholera” and a panel discussion on reconstruction efforts in Haiti will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Speakers will inclu...
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Brown Signs New Bill To Ease UC and CSU Student Tuition Hikes

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, which requires at least a 30-day notification for a proposed tuition increase and a minimum...
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UCLA’s Luskin Hotel & Conference Center Set to Begin Construction September 2013

The UC Board of Regents granted full approval for the construction of a 250-room hotel located in the heart of the UCLA campus last month. The Board’s Committee on Grounds and Buildings unanimously ...
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Students Gather in UCen For Presidential Debate

Tonight, students will gather at the UCen Hub to watch a live broadcast of the first 2012 presidential debate, highlighting the core domestic policy plans of Democratic President Barack Obama and Repu...
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Scammers Employ ‘Straw Students’ for Federal Aid Scam at Community Colleges

Federal officials are moving to prosecute 21 suspects responsible for a statewide financial aid scam that took a total of $770,000 out of Santa Barbara City College and 14 other community and online c...
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Various Organizations Recognize Santa Barbara’s Ecological Advances

Biochemistry Department Makes Strides in Diagnostic Testing   This month the Journal of the American Chemical Society published findings by chemistry and biochemistry professor Kevin W. Plaxco an...
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Calif. To Utilize New Online Voter Registration

In an innovative shift in the election process, California citizens may now register to vote online through a new system launched by the California Secretary of State and the Department of Motor Vehic...
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Congressional District Candidates To Discuss Community Issues on KEYT, Live Stream

Tonight, Santa Barbara news station KEYT and online news outlet Noozhawk will televise a live debate for the position of 24th Congressional District Representative, featuring incumbent Lois Capps and ...
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