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Nonprofit Recognizes Faculty

January 10, 2012 by

The National Communication Association honored five faculty members from UCSB’s Department of Communication for their contributions to the field at the NCA’s 97th annual convention in New Orleans....
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FBI Investigates Repeat Arson Attempts on IVFP

January 9, 2012 by

An unknown suspect threw a combustible device comparable to a Molotov cocktail at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station shortly before midnight on New Year’s Day, the second attack on the building in l...
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Institute Places UCSB Seventh in Rankings

January 9, 2012 by

The Center for Science and Technologies Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands ranked UC Santa Barbara 7th of 500 major universities worldwide last month, using a scale centered on global sci...
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UCSB TV Jumps on Cox

January 9, 2012 by

Tomorrow will mark the launch of UCSB TV, a campus-specific branch of the systemwide UCTV channel that will be broadcast to viewers in Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria on Cox Cable channel 72. Th...
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Regents Close Meeting After Students Protest

January 9, 2012 by and

Although most University proceedings were suspended over the course of Winter Break, the UC Board of Regents continued their deliberation concerning the future of the University system in the current ...
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UCSB Physics Project Ranks Ninth on Prestigious List

January 9, 2012 by

Online scientific news source Physics World ranked UCSB physicists’ research in quantum integrated circuits ninth on its top 10 most influential physics breakthroughs of 2011, which were announced l...
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UC Berkeley Unveils New Program to Alleviate Rising Cost of Tuition

January 9, 2012 by

UC Berkeley officials announced plans for a new financial aid program targeting students from middle-income families that introduces a tuition cap relative to household income. The “Middle Class Acc...
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Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate To Make Arrests

January 9, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department made a series of felony arrests for narcotics and gang-related crimes throughout December. The SBCSD Narcotics and Gang Units collaborated with the Stat...
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UCSB Student Receives Honor

January 9, 2012 by

Fourth-year ecology major Anai Novoa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring early last month in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the San Diego-b...
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Police Find Smuggling Boat

January 9, 2012 by

Off-duty Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department deputies found a boat likely used for illegal drug smuggling abandoned at sea north of Refugio Beach last Monday and are on the lookout for more. A...
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UCSB Ranked in Top 10 Universities Worldwide

January 4, 2012 by

The Center for Science and Technologies Studies at the Netherlands’ Leiden University ranked UC Santa Barbara 7th of 500 major universities worldwide last month, using a scale centered on global...
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Gaucho, Nonprofit Honored by White House

January 4, 2012 by

Fourth-year ecology major Anai Novoa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring earlier this month in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the San Diego-...
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Regents Move to Closed Meeting As Students Express Dissent

December 1, 2011 by

During a closed meeting on Monday, the UC Board of Regents unanimously approved an 8 percent increase in systemwide spending, awarded pay raises to several UC administrators and voted to request an ad...
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Two Arrested as Accessories in Isla Vista Stabbing Case

November 23, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office arrested two women last month for their suspected involvement in 26-year-old Santa Barbara resident, Vincent Velasquez’s murder last May. Twenty-year-old ...
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Occupy SB Creates Community Ties

November 23, 2011 by

The Occupy Santa Barbara movement, centered in De La Guerra Plaza, continues to sustain its efforts after more than 50 days since its first demonstration. Occupy SB plans to hold additional marches an...
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