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Top-Ranked UCSB Advances to Elite Eight With Win Over UNC.
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Gauchos Seeded 13th in 2004 NCAA Tournament
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UCSB Signs Two Players to National Letters of Intent

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UC to Play Major Role in Stem Cell Research - With passage of Proposition 71, up to $3 Billion in state-backed bonds could be issued over 10 years by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

UCSB Libraries are named Lead Investigators for $2.6 Million Geospatial Digital Archive Grant from Library of Congress.

External Research Funding Sets New Campus Record - A total of $161.4 Million was received from federal and state agencies, corporations, and foundations. A record high for the eighth consecutive year.
Focus on UCSB - Do you know someone interested in attending UCSB? Have them take a virtual tour of campus... watch a slide show of UCSB people and places... or send a UCSB post card by email. It's all on the Admissions website. Virtual Tour
 
Annenberg Foundation Donates $1 Million to Support CFTNM - Center for Film, Television, and New Media grant will provide essential funding for the center's highest priorities.
NSF Picks UCSB for New International Center for Materials Research - The mission of the center is to promote global excellence in materials science and engineering through a series of research and educational programs.
Grand Opening of the Engineering Science Building - The 54,000 square-foot structure includes space dedicated to a nanofabrication facility on the ground floor.
UCSB English Professor Alan Liu Lays Down 'The Laws of Cool'.
Major Capital Improvement Projects Bloom on Campus
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Marine Sciences Building
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Alumni News
Spring Break 2005 - Join other UCSB alumni families this coming Spring Break holiday. Stay in luxurious cabins nestled in El Capitan Canyon, only minutes from an unspoiled section of coastline. March 20-24 and March 27-31. For more info email john.lofthus@ia.ucsb.edu.
Mosher Alumni House - Help support The Campaign for UC Santa Barbara by joining other alumni donating to the Mosher Alumni House. For more information about the project and to hear about upcoming events email melinda.glasgow@ia.ucsb.edu.
Richard '59 & Jeanne Williams graciously donated $75,000 to name the Plaza Conference Room in the Mosher Alumni House.
With the recent donation of $25,000 by Robert Zorich '71 and Barbara Zorich '72 a display case in the Mosher Alumni House was named in honor of Alumni Business Success Stories.
Summer Inn - Santa Barbara - Planning a group reunion? Stay at our Summer Inn located right on campus. Packages include accommodation, meals and lots of extras. For more info call 805-893-8416 or email john.lofthus@ia.ucsb.edu.
Alumni Legacy Scholarship - Application deadline is December 3, 2004. Open to the children and grandchildren of Alumni Association members. Students must be attending UCSB.

UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors - The nominations committee of the UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors is asking for your assistance in identifying potential new board members. There are five vacancies for the 2005-2008 term. We seek a broad representation reflective of the UCSB Alumni Association membership as a whole. Please click here for a nomination form.

Chapter Events
Complete Regional Chapters Events
Santa Barbara/Ventura/Los Angeles: Holiday Tour - Camarillo Ranch Museum and Oxnard Heritage Square - December 11, 2004.
Portland: Holiday Party at the Oregon Zoo - December 9, 2004.
Los Angeles: Holiday Reception at Miyagi's - December 16, 2004.
Orange County: Laguna Beach Art Walk - December 2, 2004
Gaucho Getaways
Complete Gaucho Getaways Travel Schedule

IndiaIndia's Culture, Heritage & People - January 26 - February 12, 2005 - Visit some of India's most compelling sites and monuments with game viewing at India's finest wildlife park. Gain insight into India's extensive history and Cortona, Italycolorful culture.
Alumni College in Cortona, Italy
- Immerse yourself in the culture of the typical Tuscan village of Cortona for eight wonderful days. The sunny, verdant slopes of the Tuscan countryside are the picturesque backdrop for a learning adventure that will take you through thousands of years of the most pivotal events in man’s history.