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California campuses have been rocked by protests this past week, provoked by massive student fee increases voted on by the University of California Board of Regents.
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Noncommutative = 1 super Yang-Mills, the Seiberg-Witten map and UV divergences
Classically, the dual under the Seiberg-Witten map of noncommutative U , = 1 super Yang-Mills theory is a field theory with ordinary gauge symmetry whose fields carry, however, a -deformed nonlinear realisation of the = 1 supersymmetry algebra in four dimensions.
Name: Brenda Johnson. New post: Ruth Lilly Dean of the Indiana University Libraries.
Are Hate Crime Laws Legalizing Treason?
Winning wars in the Information Age largely depends on winning the battle for public opinion.
One Step Closer to Quantum Computing
The work is published online November 20 on the Science Express Web site. The researchers have demonstrated the ability to electrically manipulate, at gigahertz rates, the quantum states of electrons trapped on individual defects in diamond crystals.
Thanksgiving travelers should expect busy conditions
As the Thanksgiving travel window approaches, local airport and transit officials are urging travelers to prepare for busier-than-normal conditions.
UC regents give final approval to fee hikes
As angry students chanted outside, University of California regents Thursday approved a 32 percent fee increase that will raise the price of a UC education to more than $10,000 per year for the first time.
UCSB physicists move 1 step closer to quantum computing
Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in electrically controlling quantum states of electrons, a step that could help in the development of quantum computing.
China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Source: Thirty Meter Telescope - Comments The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project .
Regents agree to increase UC tuition, despite protests
Despite raucous student protests at UCLA that poured onto the streets of Westwood, the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent fee increase Thursday that will push UC tuition above $10,000 for the first time.
Candelight vigil planned for woman killed in Venice crash with LAPD cruiser
Devin Petelski's BMW had just entered a Venice intersection shortly before midnight Oct.
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New Dean of Libraries for Indiana University Named
Brenda Johnson, who currently serves as University Librarian at the U.C., Santa Barbara, has been named Ruth Lilly Dean of the Indiana University Libraries, Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced today .
Major Advance In Organic Solar Cells
Bazan's team reduced reaction time by 99%, from 48 hours to 30 minutes, and increased average molecular weight of the polymers by a factor of more than 3. The reduced reaction time effectively cuts production time for the organic polymers by nearly 50%, since reaction time and purification time are approximately equal in the production process, in ...
Computer Sciences wins $75 million contract
Computer Sciences Corp., an information technology services company, said Monday it has won a $75 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp.
State cuts give private colleges an edge
Thousands of other students might have jumped at the chance to attend UCLA, but not Michael Rodriguez.
California's ancient kelp forests were more lush than they are today
Kelp beds are declining in their diversity, according to a new UC Davis study. The kelp forests off southern California are considered to be some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet, yet a new study indicates that today's kelp beds are less extensive and lush than those in the recent past.
DiMizio sworn in as Santa Barbara's fire chief
After serving at the helm of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department on an interim basis since May, Andrew DiMizio took the oath of office and officially assumed the role of fire chief.
Buyer beware: Climate change and the Ventura case study
A seemingly wholesome local event recently led to some disturbing discoveries about a global GHG matrix that will affect people everywhere in all countries.
California's Ancient Kelp Forest
The kelp forests off southern California are considered to be some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet, yet a new study indicates that today's kelp beds are less extensive and lush than those in the recent past.
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End - don't ask, don't tell' sooner rather than later
Fifteen years ago, President Clinton signed the a oedona t ask, dona t tella policy, which prohibited openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces.
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