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Local High Schools To Use Drug Detection Dogs

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 B...
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Researchers: Give Worms Drank, Give Them Life

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...
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UC Web Series Sheds Light on School News

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 ...
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Local Eco-Friendly Program Certifies Campus Cafeterias

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

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 ...
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Professor Urges Reevaluation of Science Education

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 ...
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New Prop 209 Lawsuit May Impact UC’s Diversity

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 Propositi...
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Seminar Reaffirms Relevance of Chicano Studies to Universities

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...
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Website Allows Locals to Connect with Neighbors

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 wat...
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Yang Bails Out Grad Travel Fund

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,...
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Study Attributes Ape Deaths to Human Viruses

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. Th...
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Hospital Moves Patients Into Redone Wards

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...
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Unresolved Burglary Case Prompts New Discussions on Dorm Safety

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 ...
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Election Bill Veto Sparks Controversy in A.S. Session

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 th...
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Audacious Author Reveals All

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 ...
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