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Panel To Review Welfare of Whales

September 28, 2011 by

The Associated Students Coastal Fund and Bren School of Environmental Science and Management will host a free educational workshop on the migration and well-being of whales in the Santa Barbara Channe...
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Inmates Transfer to County Jail to Reduce Crowding

September 28, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Jail system will begin accommodating several hundred former prison inmates once State Assembly Bill 109 takes effect on Oct. 1 in an effort to reduce overcrowding in state pri...
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President Honors UCSB Scientists

September 28, 2011 by

President Obama selected UC Santa Barbara faculty members Benjamin Mazin and Sumita Pennathur as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on Monday, recognizing t...
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Bake Sale Raises Discrimination Discussion

September 28, 2011 by

While yesterday marked a day of advocacy at 10 UC campuses for the approval of a proposed state measure that would authorize public universities to consider factors such as gender and race in the coll...
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Construction Amidst Budget Cuts Constitutes Hypocrisy

September 28, 2011 by

Outside Davidson Library the wind picks up dirt from one of the nearby construction sites and flings it in the eyes of a handful of students attempting to unlock their bicycles and get home before the...
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Board Scales Back Funding Allocations

September 27, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $8,742 to eight student organizations at their first meeting of the school year last night. The board partially funded all presenters, which included ...
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Public Voices Concerns at Plaza Project Hearing

September 27, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara City Planning Commission held an Environmental Scoping Hearing to hear a report and public comments on the potential effects of the Plaza de la Guerra Infrastructure Improvement Proj...
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Grocery Unions Reach Contract Compromise

September 27, 2011 by

Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons workers voted to ratify a new labor contract this past Sunday, narrowly avoiding a possibly detrimental strike. Labor unions and representatives from the supermarkets’ pa...
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UCSB To Select Future Public Affairs Official

September 27, 2011 by

A Search Advisory Committee is looking for the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs following the departure of former AVC Paul Desruisseaux last spring. Executive Dean of the College of Le...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

September 27, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a burglary, physical assault and several alcohol-related crimes this past weekend. Deputies received a report Friday night of several unknown suspects entering ...
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Politicians Prepare for Local Election

September 27, 2011 by

As the Santa Barbara City Council’s Nov. 8 elections draw near, numerous community political groups are gearing up with candidate forums, public discussions and candidate celebrations. Three current...
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Research Team Wins Gulf Grant

September 27, 2011 by

UCSB Marine Science Institute’s research professor of oceanography Uta Passow and her team received a $22.5 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to continue research on the Deep...
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Annual Dog Event Encourages Community Adoptions

September 26, 2011 by

The K-9 Placement and Assistance League, Inc. held its third annual Dog Adoption Festival and K-9 P.A.L.S. Great Ball Drop Raffle fundraiser yesterday in downtown Santa Barbara to help improve the San...
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Researchers Find New Way to Detect Cancer Cells

September 26, 2011 by

A UCSB research team published their findings outlining technology they developed that discriminates between cancerous and non-cancerous cells in bodily fluids in the latest issue of renowned research...
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New Study Relates Effects of Stereotypes with Uneasiness

September 26, 2011 by

UCSB doctoral psychology researcher Michael Mrazek and his team identified a link between the threat of stereotyping and mind-wandering in a study that will be featured in The Journal of Experimental ...
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