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Study Tests Cure for Alzheimer’s

May 31, 2012 by

Neuroscience researchers will launch a project analyzing the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in a five-year-long study beginning next year, with research focusing primarily on prevention of the ill...
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Senatorial Debate Will Center on Urgent Financial Issues for Local Politicians

May 31, 2012 by

Santa Barbara business owners will host a debate featuring candidates for 19th District Senator — Republican Mike Stoker and Democrats Hannah-Beth Jackson and Jason Hodge — at 5 p.m. at Fess Parke...
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Bioengineers Construct Flexible, Polymer-Based Blood Platelets

May 31, 2012 by

UCSB researchers have discovered a new and more effective method of constructing synthetic platelets — the building blocks of blood that assist with clotting — with the help of collaborators at Sa...
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Newest A.S. Senate Members Pass First Legislation

May 31, 2012 by

The new A.S. Senate held their first full meeting of the year last night, as the new Senate members officially took over their new positions. Last year’s Internal Vice President Chloe Stryker has le...
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UCSB Professor Examines Importance of Ethics in Secular, Spiritual Societies

May 31, 2012 by

Religious studies professor Ann Taves’s new book What Matters?: Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age investigates the use of spiritual labels to define ethical values in today’s society....
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Nexus Weighs in on Candidates for Local Office

May 30, 2012 by

Das Williams: Assemblymember, 37th District Democrat Das Williams and Republican Rob Walter are competing for the position of assemblymember representing California’s 37th district, the recently red...
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Experience Lends Farr Notable Advantage in Tense Campaign

May 30, 2012 by

The Daily Nexus editorial board endorses Doreen Farr for the position of Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor. Working within the con- fines of constant state budget reductions, current 3rd Di...
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Shuttle Travels to the ISS, Delivers Supplies

May 30, 2012 by

The first privately owned spacecraft to reach the International Space Station was launched from a Florida facility last Tuesday. Assistant Professor of Physics Benjamin Mazin spoke with the Daily Nexu...
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June 5th Election Endorsements: Measures

May 29, 2012 by

Measure 28: No This proposal would reduce the total time that one person can serve in the state legislature from 14 to 12 years and eliminates house-specific term limits, which currently stand at a ma...
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Coastal Fund To Hold Forum on Marine Environmental Reserves

May 29, 2012 by

A.S. Coastal Fund will host an educational workshop this Wednesday delving into the ecology of UCSB’s Marine Protected Area as well as the policies regarding its preservation. Speakers from the Bren...
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Joint Venture To Aid Job Growth in Goleta Valley

May 29, 2012 by

A new collaborative effort between UCSB, Goleta city officials and local businesses is aiming to expand the field of technological entrepreneurship within the region. The Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet...
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A.S. B.I.K.E.S. To Upgrade Racks, Install Air Pumps Across Campus

May 29, 2012 by

Officers from Associated Students’ Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe committee recently approved plans to build and upgrade bike parking at Kerr Hall and install more publicly accessible bike ...
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Local Booked for Cross-Country Marijuana Trade

May 29, 2012 by

Earlier this month, 55-year-old Santa Barbara resident Thomas Arnold was arrested on accusations of shipping approximately 250 pounds of high-grade marijuana cross-country to New Jersey. Arnold was ar...
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Famous Actor Gives Generous Donation to College

May 25, 2012 by

UCSB alum and Academy Award-winning actor Michael Douglas donated $500,000 to the College of Letters and Science as part of a $1 million endowment establishing the Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts cha...
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Local Forum To Discuss Civil Liberties and Passed Policies

May 25, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will be holding a Spring Forum on “Our Shredded Civil Liberties” followed by a Q&A session tomorrow from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Faul...
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