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January 29, 2008

Nexus Quickies

By Staff

UC Santa Barbara UCSB Psychologist Earns Troland Research Award UCSB psychology professor Miguel P. Eckstein was awarded the $50,000 Troland Research Award for his research in experimental psychology last Tuesday. Eckste...

January 24, 2008

The Lineup Week of 1/24/08

By Staff

1. Bored with the same old stock board games? Well, grab your Get Out of Jail Free" card and head over to www.hasbro.com/games/en_GB/kid-games/monopoly, where you can vote for your favorite cities to be included in an al...

January 23, 2008

UCSB Materials Go Global

By Sabrina Ricci

In an East meets West conference held in Taiwan last week, UCSB and Taiwanese professors agreed: Good things come in nano-sized packages.

January 16, 2008

UCSB Scientists See Double Einstein Ring for First Time

By Sabrina Ricci

While staring into space, two UCSB researchers may have stumbled upon new evidence that could one day answer the cosmic question: How fast is the universe expanding?

January 16, 2008

Famous Biologist James Thomson Joins UCSB to Study Cells

By Sabrina Ricci

James Thomson, the stem cell pioneer who recently discovered that scientists can reprogram skin cells to act like stem cells by adding four genes, will soon join UCSB to further develop his research in a laboratory on ca...

January 15, 2008

UCSB Scientists See Double Einstein Ring for First Time

By Sabrina Ricci

While staring into space, two UCSB researchers may have stumbled upon new evidence that could one day answer the cosmic question: How fast is the universe expanding?

January 15, 2008

Famous Biologist James Thomson Joins UCSB to Study Cells

By Sabrina Ricci

November 28, 2007

UCSB Dean Wins Award for Water Quality Findings

By Sabrina Ricci

With projects spanning the globe, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Associate Dean John Melack's work on water quality has recently earned him a national fellowship.

November 7, 2007

Physics Professor Receives Fellow Award for Research

By Sabrina Ricci

As a kid, Jeffrey Richman spent a lot of time around both particle accelerators and dockyards.

October 25, 2007

The Line-Up

By Staff

1. Borat creator and funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen welcomed his first child with fiancé Isla Fisher last Friday. Very nice!

October 19, 2007

Study To Track Climate Shift From Cycles in Nature

By Rebecca Horrigan

UCSB researchers have recently pioneered the new Phenology Stewardship Program, a novel field of study meant to measure the subtle effects of global climate change on nature.

October 11, 2007

The Lineup

By Staff

1. Lindsay Lohan allegedly left rehab on Oct. 5, moving to an outpatient program and saying she wants to avoid temptation by staying in Utah. Here's to the streets of L.A. staying safe for another day - we'll drink to th...

October 9, 2007

Physicists Snap Images of Tiny Galaxy

By Sabrina Ricci

Using Albert Einstein's cosmic magnifying glass, UCSB researchers have spied one of the smallest known galaxies in the universe.

October 4, 2007

Artsweek Calendar

By Staff

THE LINEUP 1. Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am dropped his new album Songs About Girls last week. Meanwhile, jazz genius Herbie Hancock released River: The Joni Letters - a collection of Joni Mitchell gems featuring gues...

October 2, 2007

Research Dive Reveals Forgotten Kelp Forests

By Sabrina Ricci

Although $100,000 worth of equipment was damaged during their expedition in the Pacific Ocean west of Ecuador, a crew of UCSB graduate students made a surprising discovery this past year when they found several forests o...

September 27, 2007

Calendar

By Staff

(9/27-10/1) Thursday (9/27): Indulge in your indie cravings, as the Indie Music Show hits Rocks tonight. This local cable access show devoted to Santa Barbara County’s independent music scene will present a program...