By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Dubroff: Isla Vista study takes a first crack at changing community culture
Nearly six months after the tragic killings that left seven people dead in Isla Vista, UC Santa Barbara has taken the initial, tentative steps toward re-examining how to better integrate the off-campus community into the rest of the South Coast.
With a curriculum that steers clear of heavy emphasis on typical MBA topics like accounting, the Master’s in Technology Management program will focus on the specific leadership and management skills needed by engineers and tech professionals.
By Editorial Board / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Region steps up to pay back troops, veterans
With Veteran’s Day approaching, we thought we’d highlight just a few of the amazing efforts that take place in our region to support veterans and active service members.
If continuing research can change the amount of energy we expect our consumer electronics to consume as much as Nakamura’s LEDs have changed the way we think of light bulbs, the university will more than recover Munger’s donation money in patent licensing and added prestige.
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, October 31st, 2014 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Munger on a mission: Housing for 21st century scholars
Munger made headlines nationwide when he gave $65 million to UC Santa Barbara to fund a planned scholars residence for the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, enlisting South Coast developer-financier-philanthropist Mike Towbes, whose Towbes Group will build the three-story project.
Munger’s gift outpaces a $50 million gift by Oracle Corp. Vice Chairman Jeff Henley to fund UCSB’s research into energy efficiency and other science programs.
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charles Munger, a frequent South Coast visitor whose grandson studied at UC Santa Barbara has donated $20.7 million in stock to the university.
