Blue LED pioneer Nakamura becomes UCSB’s sixth Nobel laureate
South Coast, Technology, Top StoriesClick here for the Business Times’ updated coverage. UC Santa Barbara professor Shuji Nakamura and two scientists based in Japan, Hiroshi Amano and Isamu Akasaki, were chosen as recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. The committee selected the team for its invention of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, which allows white light to Read More →
Isla Vista tragedy shows the dark side of paradise
South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyThe densely packed student community has been rocked by two high-profile gang rapes, drunken riots quelled with tear gas and, on May 23, a bloody killing rampage that killed six innocent people and injured 13 others.
In the line of fire: IV Deli owners vow to ‘be strong’ after tragedy
Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy“As much as our hearts are broken, it’s time to move on and be strong,” said store owner Sam Hassan. “If you fall down, just get up, lick your wounds and keep going. That’s how you defeat the evil of what happened here.”
Thousands turn up in show of solidarity in Isla Vista
Features, South Coast, Top StoriesThousands of community and family members affected by Friday night’s tragedy in Isla Vista assembled in UC Santa Barbara’s Storke Plaza on Saturday evening to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Elliot Rodger’s victims.
Stand and deliver: Lori’s Original Lemonade lands in 300 stores
East Ventura County, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc.Ojai-based beverage maker Lori’s Original Lemonade has quickly spread its zest across the West Coast.
Covered California executive to keynote Champions luncheon
Latest news, Top StoriesNext month’s Champions in Health Care event will feature Chris Patton, vice president of sales and agent management for Covered California’s Small Business Health Options Program.
