5/16/2012
UC Santa Barbara's Craig Hawker Wins Centenary Prize for Chemistry
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Craig Hawker, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and of materials at UC Santa Barbara, and director of the campus's Materials Research Laboratory, has
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5/16/2012
Three-Telescope Interferometry Allows Astrophysicists to Observe How Black Holes are Fueled
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– By combining the light of three powerful infrared telescopes, an international research team has observed the active accretion phase of a supermassive black
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5/15/2012
Verizon Foundation Grant Enables UCSB Linguistics Project to Include Additional High Schools and Upward Bound Program
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A project at UC Santa Barbara that has area high school students conducting original research on language in their communities will expand to include two
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5/14/2012
UCSB Scientists Take the #SciFund Challenge
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Taking advantage of the combination of social networking and venture capitalism that is "crowdfunding," several UC Santa Barbara scientists are participating
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5/14/2012
UCSB to Host IT Expo Focused on Solutions for California Education Sector
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara will be hosting its second annual "IT in Education Exposition" this Friday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the campus's Events Center.
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5/12/2012
Oracle Chairman's $50 Million Gift to UC Santa Barbara Supports Technology Innovation and Advances the Frontiers of Energy Efficiency
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Imagine an LED light with 20 times the efficiency of an incandescent bulb. Or a computer that can generate, transmit, and store data 100 times faster than
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5/10/2012
UCSB Graduate Students Receive U.S. State Department Language Scholarships
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Four UC Santa Barbara graduate students have been awarded U.S. Department of State 2012 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes.
Silvia
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5/10/2012
Chancellor's Breakfast to Focus on Cybercrime and the Cyber Underground Economy
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– From phony anti-virus programs to click fraud, law-breaking is thriving online, where old-school schemes are being adapted for the digital age, and mind-boggling
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5/9/2012
Biodiversity Loss Ranks with Climate Change and Pollution in Terms of Impacts to Environment, NCEAS Researchers Say
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A recent study published by an international research team working at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) has
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5/9/2012
Robert S. Michaelsen Memorial Lecture at UCSB to Examine Supreme Court Ruling on Bible Reading in Public Schools
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Berkeley law professor Jesse Choper will give the Robert S. Michaelsen Memorial Lecture at UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday, May 23.
One of the country's
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5/8/2012
UCSB Feminist Studies Scholar Examines Social Policy and Home Health Care
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Why is it that, in the United States, middle-class individuals with the benefit of some financial resources often cannot get adequate long-term home care
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5/7/2012
SeaSketch, the Next Generation of UCSB's MarineMap Program, Will Aid Marine Spatial Planning Around the World
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Since 2009, a free Web-based marine mapping and spatial planning program created by UC Santa Barbara scientists has proved to be an essential tool for fishermen
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5/7/2012
UC Santa Barbara Extension Revives Degree-Credit Courses at Ventura Center
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– For the first time in almost three years, UC Santa Barbara Extension will offer degree-credit classes this summer at the UCSB Ventura Center. The new initiative
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5/4/2012
UCSB Affiliates Event Highlights the Art, Design & Architecture Museum
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The recently reopened –– and renamed –– Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara is the focus of an upcoming special event presented by UCSB
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5/3/2012
UCSB Researchers Find that Less is More, for Female Cowbirds
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– More modest male displays attract the females when it comes to brown-headed cowbirds, contrary to sexual selection theory, according to UC Santa Barbara
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5/2/2012
First-of-its-Kind Study Reveals Surprising Ecological Effects of Earthquake and Tsunami
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of a natural disaster. Yet
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5/2/2012
Experiments Do Not Adequately Predict Plant Responses to Global Climate Change, NCEAS Researchers Say
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Plants may be reacting to climate change more than we think, and the uncertainty could leave us ill-prepared for the future effects of global warming, says
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5/1/2012
With Climate and Vegetation Data, UCSB Geographers Closer to Predicting Droughts in Africa
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better,
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5/1/2012
Two UC Santa Barbara Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara's Matthew Fisher, a professor of physics, and Napoleon Chagnon, an emeritus professor of anthropology, have been elected to the National
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4/30/2012
UCSB Graduate Student Receives Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Carly Thomsen, a doctoral student in feminist studies at UC Santa Barbara, has been awarded one of six 2012 Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's
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4/27/2012
UCSB Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration to Benefit from Art Exhibition
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– For more than a decade, the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) and the Coastal Fund at UC Santa Barbara have been working
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4/26/2012
Emerging Theoretical Framework May Guide Researchers Through the Complex World of Multiblock Polymers
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Thanks to advances in polymer chemistry and a wide variety of monomer constituents to choose from, the world of multiblock polymers is wide open. These polymers
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4/26/2012
UCSB Historian Nelson Lichtenstein to Receive Sol Stetin Award for Labor History
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Nelson Lichtenstein, MacArthur Foundation Chair in History at UC Santa Barbara and director of the campus's Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy,
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4/25/2012
X-Rays Reveal Molecular Arrangements for Better Printable Electronics
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– By employing powerful X-rays that can see down to the molecular level of organic materials used in printable electronics, researchers are now able to determine
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4/24/2012
In Protein Folding, Internal Friction May Play a More Significant Role than Previously Thought
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– An international team of researchers has reported a new understanding of a little-known process that happens in virtually every cell of our bodies.
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4/23/2012
UCSB's Early Academic Outreach Program to Host UC Success Nights
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) at UC Santa Barbara will continue its series of UC Success Nights on Tuesday, April 24. The evening events, which
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4/23/2012
New iPhone App Bridges Science, Technology, Education, and a Day at the Beach
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A new, free iPhone application developed to engage and educate the curious about the wonders of California tidepools has been released. Users can download
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4/20/2012
NCEAS Researchers Offer New Ecological Model for Deep-Water Oil Spills
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– On the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform blowout, a national panel of researchers is providing new insight into what happened in the
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4/19/2012
UC Santa Barbara Named One of 25 Healthiest Colleges in U.S.
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Lauded for its health and wellness services, fitness programs, and healthful dining-hall fare, UC Santa Barbara has been named one of the 25 healthiest colleges
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4/19/2012
UCSB Economic Forecast Project Heads to Santa Maria for Annual North Santa Barbara County Economic Summit
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project will be presenting its annual North Santa Barbara County Economic Summit on Friday, May 4. The
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4/18/2012
Local, Regional, National, and International Economy the Topics of 31st Annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara's Economic Forecast Project will present the 31st Annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit –– a report on local, national, and international
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4/18/2012
UCSB Researchers Discover Particularly Dangerous Salmonella
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara researchers have discovered Salmonella bacteria that are up to 100 times more capable of causing disease. Their findings may
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4/18/2012
Children's Book by UCSB Greenhouse Manager Studies Monarch Butterflies
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Joan Calder didn't know much about Monarchs when she became the greenhouse manager at UC Santa Barbara. Heeding the advice of a colleague in UCSB's Department
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4/17/2012
UC Santa Barbara Offers Admission to 23,875 for Fall 2012
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara has offered a place in its fall 2012 entering class to a total of 23,875 high school seniors. The prospective UCSB freshmen were selected
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4/17/2012
UCSB Professor of Materials Science Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Edward Kramer, professor of materials and chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Arts
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4/16/2012
UCSB Professor Emeritus and Spouse Establish Endowed Chair in Economics to Honor Former Colleague and Close Friend
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara professor emeritus Walter J. Mead and his wife, Thelma, have made a $1 million deferred gift to the campus to establish an endowed chair
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4/16/2012
UC Santa Barbara Scores Three Statewide Best Practice Awards for Sustainability
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Continuing its tradition of setting the bar for sustainability, UC Santa Barbara has received three Best Practice Awards in the annual Energy Efficiency
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4/12/2012
Three UCSB Campus Projects Recognized by Goleta Valley Beautiful
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Three landscaping and infrastructure projects on the UC Santa Barbara campus have received recognition and awards from Goleta Valley Beautiful,
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4/9/2012
UCSB Study Shows Forest Insects and Diseases Arrive in U.S. Via Imported Plants
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The trade in live plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, with new imports now valued at more than $500 million annually.
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4/9/2012
Book by UC Santa Barbara Professor of Neuroscience Receives Award for Excellence in Medical Communication
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara professor of neuroscience Kenneth S. Kosik's book, "The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care is Failing Millions –– and How We Can Do
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4/5/2012
Branding Expert to Speak at UCSB College of Creative Studies Symposium
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Stanley Moss, an alumnus of UC Santa Barbara's College of Creative Studies (CCS) and an expert in corporate branding, will be the featured speaker at the
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4/5/2012
UCSB History Associates Talk to Look at the Science of Surfing
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Catching the best waves requires more than just checking the tide calendar, grabbing a board, and heading down to the surf. With today's technology, it has
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4/4/2012
Quantum Control Protocols Could Lead to More Accurate, Larger Scale Quantum Computations
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A protocol for controlling quantum information pioneered by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in Delft, the Netherlands,
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4/3/2012
Big Bang, Dark Energy the Focus of Annual Las Cumbres Observatory Lecture
(Santa Barbara, CA) – Distinguished astronomer John E. Carlstrom will discuss observational foundations of current theories on the origin of the universe in a lecture on April 26
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4/3/2012
UCSB Sociologist to Give Plous Lecture on Crime and Desistance Among Marginalized Youth
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Victor Rios, associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara and a specialist in the interplay between institutions of social control, juvenile crime,
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4/2/2012
UCSB Cheadle Center Receives Grant for Restoration of West Campus Bluffs
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The continued restoration of UC Santa Barbara's West Campus Bluffs has received financial support, in the form of a grant from the Goleta Valley
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3/29/2012
‘Seeing Nature' Exhibit Examines Human Views of the Natural World
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– What do Charles Darwin, the King James Bible, the Toltec story of "La Calavera," and the modern environmental movement have in common? They're
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3/28/2012
UCSB Physicists Mix Two Lasers to Create Light at Many Frequencies
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A team of physicists at UC Santa Barbara has seen the light, and it comes in many different colors. By aiming high- and low-frequency laser beams at a semiconductor,
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3/27/2012
Low Testosterone Level in Amazonian Tribe Responds to Competition, According to Anthropologists at UCSB
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– As part of an isolated indigenous group in central Bolivia, Tsimane men spend much of their time hunting, foraging, fishing, and clearing land by hand to
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3/27/2012
UCSB Announces ‘Green Initiative' Grant Recipients for Sustainability Projects
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– UC Santa Barbara's The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) Grant Making Committee has announced its grant recipients for the 2011-12 funding cycle.
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3/26/2012
New Book by UCSB Scholar Examines Early 20th-Century African American Film and Theater
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Stephanie Batiste saw a photograph of seven African American performers dressed in leaf costumes for a 1930's
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3/22/2012
New Social Sciences Initiative to study 'Direct Marketing' of Seafood
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– The "locavore" movement is helping America's farmers. Could it also help our fishermen?
A new study led by a UC Santa Barbara researcher will look at whether
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3/22/2012
Carl Snyder Lecture at UCSB to Examine the Use of Google Search Data
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Hal R. Varian, the chief economist at Google, will give the 54th Annual Carl Snyder Memorial Lecture at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 3. He will speak
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3/21/2012
UCSB Teams With Greenpeace and NOAA to Study World's Largest Undersea Canyons
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– A research collaboration involving UC Santa Barbara, Greenpeace, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has documented abundant
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3/21/2012
Data from MESSENGER Spacecraft Reveals New Insights on Planet Mercury
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) ––Thanks to the MESSENGER spacecraft, and a mission that took more than 10 years to complete, scientists now have a good picture of the solar system's
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3/20/2012
UCSB Researchers to Examine the Effects of Year-Old NOAA West Coast ‘Catch Shares' Program
Santa Barbara, Calif. –– UC Santa Barbara resource economists Christopher Costello and Robert Deacon will be examining the ongoing effects of a fisheries management system implemented
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3/20/2012
UCSB Summer Sessions Announces First Online-Only Courses
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– For the first time, UC Santa Barbara students can take summer classes without actually spending the season in Santa Barbara. The Office of Summer Sessions
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