CSUCI administrator named next interim president
Richard Yao, the vice president for student affairs at CSU Channel Islands, has been named the university’s interim president by CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White. Yao will assume leadership of the Camarillo-area university on Jan. 11, when current president Erika Beck leaves to becomes president of CSU Northridge, White’s office announced Nov. 12. Yao, who Read More →
Beck leaves CSUCI to take president’s job at Northridge
Erika Beck, the second president in the history of CSUCI, is leaving Camarillo to take the president’s job at CSU Northridge
Cal Poly kicks off startup competition
Central Coast companies looking for equity-backed funding now have the chance to make their case to investors through Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center SBDC opened its application for AngelCon 2021 on Oct. 16. AngelCon, an annual event heading into its fourth iteration, is a Read More →
UCSB, Cal Poly, CLU all make top 10 in U.S. News rankings
UC Santa Barbara placed No. 30 on U.S. News & World Report’s latest ranking of national universities and sixth among public universities, one of three Central Coast colleges in the top 10 in its category. U.S. News released its annual “Best Colleges” lists for 2021 on Sept. 14, with the six colleges in the Tri-Counties Read More →
UC files new complaint in lightbulb licensing dispute
Efforts to secure licenses for UC Santa Barbara’s LED lighting patents entered a new chapter on Aug. 31, with the launch of a second round of complaints against major retailers. Filed by Nixon Peabody on behalf of the Regents of the University of California, the complaint calls for an ITC investigation of imports by General Read More →