Amgen funds STEM program for Girl Scouts
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MOXI science museum to open doors Feb. 25
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation announced it would open Saturday, Feb. 25 at its new 17,000-square-foot space located at 125 State St. in Santa Barbara. Twenty-five years in the making, the museum will offer hands-on science and technology exhibits and expects to attract more than 100,000 guests in its first year. “The entire Read More →
La Kretz family donates $6 million to UCSB for research center
UC Santa Barbara received a $6 million gift to establish a research center at its Santa Ynez Sedgwick Reserve from Linda La Kretz Duttenhaver and her father, Morton La Kretz. A graduate of the school, La Kretz Duttenhaver has formerly provided funds to renovate a ranch house and barn on the 6,000-acre property the university Read More →
UC Santa Barbara ranked No. 1 for industry research funding
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo engineering dean leaving for CSU Chico
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced Dec. 27 that College of Engineering Dean Debra Larson will leave to serve as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at CSU Chico as of Feb. 24. “Cal Poly’s College of Engineering is ranked among the best in the nation, and we thank Dr. Larson for her Read More →
Ventura nonprofit gets grant to expand ag education program
Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture, a Ventura-based nonprofit, received a Specialty Crop Block Grant of $193,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its agriculture education program. The funds will help SEEAG deliver its food science and nutrition program to 10,000 additional students over the next two and a half years, the organization said Read More →
Ventura County ramping up art offerings to lure new investment
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