Ruling on UCSB researcher’s death unlikely to provide real answer
Columns, OpinionBy the time you read this, a coroner’s inquest into the death in Singapore of a promising young UC Santa Barbara-trained scientist will be headed toward a verdict. The coroner’s ruling cannot be appealed and thus it will be the official word on whether Shane Todd was murdered or committed suicide. It is a case Read More →
E&Y Entrepreneur awards should consider impact of region’s finalists
Columns, OpinionThree companies from our region will be competing next month in the Greater Los Angeles segment of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
Springs Fire throws another challenge at CSU Channel Islands
ColumnsIt could be the understatement of the decade to say that nothing has come easily for CSU Channel Islands. The university, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, was created out of a former mental hospital after years of wrangling by area leaders over a suitable location. It emerged from the shadow of its start-up Read More →
Ex-energy secretary to U.S. technologists: Make it happen here
Columns, OpinionSteven Chu does not mince words about U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing.
Former Energy Secretary calls for manufacturing renaissance
Latest news, TechnologyIn his first speech since stepping down as U.S. Secretary of Energy in late April, Steven Chu said American needs to actually produce the things it invents or risk losing competitiveness on the global stage. Speaking at the 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency in Santa Barbara, he pressed scientists from UC Santa Barbara and elsewhere Read More →
Global dealmakers zoom in on region, shrug off slow growth politics
Columns, OpinionA strengthening currency, a stable economic platform and the ability to innovate and reinvent is not something that you find in many places around the world.
KPMG scandal gives Conejo Valley’s elite a rude wakeup call
ColumnsThe Lake Wobegon days of the Conejo Valley are over.
