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Researchers Locate Nano Diamonds on Local Island

August 4, 2009 by

Just off the coast of Santa Barbara, scientists discovered further evidence that a deadly comet may have bombarded North America 12,900 years ago.
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Budget Slows SB Construction

August 4, 2009 by

Steadily working through the summer, UCSB's Campus Design and Facilities Dept. has overseen the near completion of all its ongoing construction projects, but will postpone all new major projects pendi...
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Former UCSB Faculty Member Dies After Long Illness

August 4, 2009 by

Alan Archer Stephens, an acclaimed poet and founding faculty member of the College of Creative Studies at UCSB, died late last month at the age of 83.
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County Uses Stimulus Money for Infrastructure

August 4, 2009 by and

Santa Barbara County began $2.6 million in infrastructure upgrades last week with funding from federal economic stimulus money.
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Regents Approve Furloughs at Meeting

July 15, 2009 by and

The UC Board of Regents approved a fiscal emergency plan calling for furloughs at their recent meeting.
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UCSB Drops Case Against Professor

July 15, 2009 by

After months of controversy, UCSB has terminated the investigation against global studies and sociology professor William Robinson.
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Campus Installs Skateboard Lane

July 15, 2009 by

This summer, UCSB marked off a pilot skateboard lane in the main campus corridor to judge the possibility of keeping the skate-friendly portion of the student body from thrashing the pedestrian and bi...
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Yudof Considers Pay Cuts, Furloughs

July 15, 2009 by and

With the UC system facing a budget gap of $813 million, UCSB's financial future is up in the air.
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Regents Discuss Budget Deficit

July 15, 2009 by

The first of three public comment sessions for the UC Board of Regents business conference in San Francisco yesterday was overwhelmingly comprised of representatives from UC Merced, who professed dire...
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I.V. Residents Meet Irish Visitors With Mixed Feelings

July 15, 2009 by and

In what has become an increasingly common occurrence, the streets of Isla Vista are once again flooded with Irish visitors for the summer.
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SB Tourism Deals With Recession

July 15, 2009 by

Despite projections that tourism would hold strong for Santa Barbara this summer, many businesses are feeling the effects of the recession.
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They Made It!

June 23, 2009 by


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Record Admissions Flood UCSB Campus

June 23, 2009 by

Despite the university's attempts to lower admission rates, a record number of freshmen will make their way to UCSB this fall.
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UC Officials Call for Cuts

June 23, 2009 by

Confronted with an unprecedented $800 million budget deficit for the 2009-10 school year, University of California officials are considering salary reductions and furloughs to compensate for this over...
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UCSB Hosts Sustainability Conference

June 23, 2009 by

The UCSB campus has become even more environmentally friendly than usual as it goes green for the 8th Annual UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference.
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