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February 21, 2012

UC Clarifies Patent Rights Contract

By Arda Jooharian

Prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that Stanford University’s patent language was too vague to protect its claims, the University of California has reconfigured its patent policy. All employees hired on or...

February 21, 2012

Local High Schools To Use Drug Detection Dogs

By Brandon Tobey

The Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education approved the use of drug-sniffing canines in local high schools, beginning this fall. In response to an increase in student drug use, the Board of Education au...

February 21, 2012

Researchers: Give Worms Drank, Give Them Life

By Erika Cabrera

While conducting research on a protein-repair enzyme, a team of UCLA scientists discovered that small amounts of ethanol can increase the life expectancy of certain worms. During an exploration of the effects of choleste...

February 21, 2012

UC Web Series Sheds Light on School News

By Kayla Koterbay

The University of California is collaborating with YouTube to launch UCTV Prime, a weekly 15-minute show that highlights research and developments throughout UC campuses. The new YouTube channel will launch on March 1 an...

February 21, 2012

Local Eco-Friendly Program Certifies Campus Cafeterias

By Rosalinda Diaz

The Green Business Program of Santa Barbara awarded all four UCSB Dining Commons certifications last week for meeting the organization’s eco-friendly standards. The recognition highlights the dining halls’ ability to...

February 21, 2012

UCSB Physicist Receives $360,000 Air Force Grant to Study Ultracold Atoms

By Evan Crook

UCSB assistant professor of physics David Weld has received a $360,000 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to continue his work with ultracold atoms. Weld is one of only 48 scientists and engin...

February 17, 2012

Professor Urges Reevaluation of Science Education

By Han Bae

Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine Bruce Alberts, former president of the National Academy of Sciences, will give a free talk titled “Why the University of California Needs to Lead a Redefinition of Science Education...

February 17, 2012

New Prop 209 Lawsuit May Impact UC’s Diversity

By Patrick Kulp

On Monday, a group of minority student activists with the backing of Governor Jerry Brown prompted a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to question the constitutionality of Proposition 209, a blanket ba...

February 17, 2012

Seminar Reaffirms Relevance of Chicano Studies to Universities

By Travis Vail

The first day of discussion on the emerging history of the Chicano Movement during the 1960s and ‘70s will take place today in the “Chicano Power!” conference hosted by the department of Chicana and Chicano Studies...

February 17, 2012

Website Allows Locals to Connect with Neighbors

By Rosalinda Diaz

Social networking website Nextdoor.com is offering Goleta residents a forum to share information, publicize events and alert locals of suspicious activity in the neighborhood. The online community watchdog requires all u...

February 16, 2012

Yang Bails Out Grad Travel Fund

By Yishian Yao

Chancellor Henry T. Yang personally donated $50,000 to cover shortfalls in the campus’ Doctoral Student Travel Grants budget through the summer of 2013. The scholarships are granted on a first-come, first-serve basis f...

February 16, 2012

Study Attributes Ape Deaths to Human Viruses

By Chris Nebergall

Researchers at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis on campus recently discovered the missing variable in the mysterious population decline among endangered African great apes. The scientists’ find...

February 16, 2012

Hospital Moves Patients Into Redone Wards

By Travis Vail

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital staff transferred 102 patients Sunday morning into its three newly-renovated patient pavilions. Over 400 of the infirmary’s 2,500 employees moved the patients from non-critical, intensive...

February 16, 2012

Unresolved Burglary Case Prompts New Discussions on Dorm Safety

By Carissa Quiambao

The UC Police Department is still searching for the suspect involved in the Feb. 5 burglary at the Santa Catalina Residence Hall’s South Tower. The unknown perpetrator visited and stole over $5,000 worth of items inclu...

February 16, 2012

Election Bill Veto Sparks Controversy in A.S. Session

By Christine Cha

The Associated Students Legislative Council spent the majority of last night’s meeting debating A.S. President Harrison Weber’s veto of the organization’s amended Elections Code. Weber struck the bill down after th...

February 15, 2012

Audacious Author Reveals All

By Brent Pella

His name is Tucker Max, and he is an asshole.   The man whose stories are too terrible for your mother’s eyes, yet too hilarious for her not to love, has recently published his third and final book in a trilogy of...