UC Santa Barbara has received two gifts totaling more than $317,000 from Harry Lucas, Jr., chair of the Educational Advancement Foundation, to renew his support for the Center for Mathematical Inquiry (CMI) in the Department of Mathematics.
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Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Education, Letters and Science, Mathematics
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Letters and Science, Geography
A team of scientists has produced an innovative new study of the environmental impact of major urban ecosystems, published in the April issue of the journal Ecological Applications.
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Letters and Science, Communication
Contrary to what many people believe, spending time in front of a Play Station or a computer could actually be good for you. It all depends on what games you choose to play.
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Letters and Science, Anthropology
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), UC Santa Barbara graduate student Amy Gusick is searching underwater landscapes in Mexico this week, hoping to find evidence of ancient habitations.
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Letters and Science, Political Science
Amit Ahuja, assistant professor of political science at UC Santa Barbara, has been named to the first class of Research Associates and Fellows of the National Asia Research Program (NARP).
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Letters and Science, Art
The work of seven artists completing their Master of Fine Arts degrees at UC Santa Barbara will be on display at the University Art Museum from June 2 through June 20.
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Letters and Science, Music
The Middle East Ensemble at UC Santa Barbara has been invited by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture to perform a series of concerts in Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor in July.
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Letters and Science, Earth Science
Following careful study of a prehistoric skull of a new species unearthed in Madagascar, Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis, it turns out
Azendohsaurus is not an early dinosaur as long assumed, but rather something even more remarkable.
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Letters and Science, Black Studies
By any measure, music legend Johnny Otis has lived a remarkable life.
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Letters and Science, Physics
Astrophysicists at UC Santa Barbara are the first scientists to identify two white dwarf stars in an eclipsing binary system, allowing for the first direct radius measurement of a rare white dwarf composed of pure helium.