News

Donations for Research Skyrocket

August 4, 2010 by

Outside sources donated a record-shattering $222 million of funding for research to UCSB during the 2009-10 fiscal year, marking a nearly 30 percent boost in contributions over the previous year.
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SB Professor Amps Project

August 4, 2010 by

Peter Rupert, newly appointed director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, aims to refine the project's scope to more localized parameters.
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Group Continues Relief for Haiti

August 4, 2010 by

After making significant contributions to Haitian scholarship for years, UCSB’s Center for Black Studies Research was named the new headquarters of the UC Haiti Initiative.
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Former Faculty Member Dies

August 4, 2010 by

Professor emeritus Robert Potter died of prostate cancer on July 11 at his home in Santa Barbara. He was 76 years old.
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SB County Proposes Sales Tax Hike to Fund New Jail

July 14, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to place a measure on county ballots this November which would raise county sales taxes by a half-cent.
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Local Ballot Lacks Third Candidate

July 14, 2010 by

In the race to fill three open seats on the Goleta City Council, only two candidates have announced their intention to run, leaving an unprecedented potential for a vacancy.
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SB Buses Brace for Student Influx

July 14, 2010 by

Bus transit authorities are concerned that the number of UC Santa Barbara students riding their routes may soon reach critical mass, should the university enroll any more students.
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Surf Team Claims National Victory

July 14, 2010 by

UCSB’s Gold Surf Team nabbed its 12th national title during last month’s annual National Scholastic Surfing Association collegiate championship.
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Construction Crew Revamps I.V. Road

July 14, 2010 by

Construction crews have ripped up El Colegio Road on the northern edge of Isla Vista in an effort to reconstruct the roadway between Stadium Road and Camino Corto by next year.
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Summer Movie Spectacular!

July 14, 2010 by

Summer, time for cookouts, pool parties and wasting hours away in air conditioned movie houses.
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Correction

June 23, 2010 by

On Page 1 of the June 23 edition of the Daily Nexus, it was reported the next summer edition would be published July 7. It should have read July 14.
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Gaucho To Improve UC Inclusion Effort

June 23, 2010 by

UCSB’s Jesse Bernal, the 2009-10 student regent, was recently elected as the University of California system-wide University Diversity Coordinator.
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Trust To Buy Area Property

June 23, 2010 by

UCSB and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County plan to purchase a 68-acre tract of coastal university property called the South Parcel as a part of their extensive conservation efforts.
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Scholars Analyze Vocal Cues

June 23, 2010 by

UCSB researchers have discovered that the human mind is capable of estimating another person’s physical prowess solely by hearing the sound of that person’s voice.
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SB Plans Beach Redesign

June 23, 2010 by

County planners are considering a complete overhaul of Goleta Beach, hoping to counter natural beach erosion and increase recreational facilities at the park by expanding the beachfront over an acre.
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