To level the path to admissions, he’s suing the University of California system because, he says, race factored into his UC ...

In a ceremony held last month, the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize was awarded to Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Leo T. and Barbara K ...

(March 12, 2025) Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Jackson as the new ...

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Jim Jackson The Santa Barbara Zoo has appointed Jim Jackson as the new chair of the Board of Directors, and adds new board members Ozlem Arconian, Hillary ...

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program ...

Through the college’s two instructional sites in Sugar Land and Katy, students are able to receive state-of-the-art training ...

The latest winter storm to blow through Santa Barbara County dumped a surprising amount of rain March 12-13. Fortunately, it cleared out and cleared up in ...

The California sunshine returned after a cold and rainy week, just in time for the 54th annual Festival of Whales held at the ...

The selection process for this program is highly competitive, requiring applicants to submit multiple statements and essays.

The woman’s body has not been found, but investigators believe the now 61-year-old man had a “motive to kill” his girlfriend.

Another day of chaos on the bubble leaves us with plenty to discuss. The SEC’s climb towards a record-shattering 14 bids ...