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Coronavirus may spread more via respiratory droplets in winter

While transmission of the novel coronavirus as small aerosol particles is more significant in summer, direct contact with respiratory droplets may be more pronounced in the winter months, according......

Vince Chhabria to be first Indian-origin federal judge in California

Notch up one more for the Indian American community, as Vince Chhabria is confirmed as a US federal judge. The United State senate has confirmed Indian-American Vince Girdhari Chhabria as......

Virus can travel 20 feet, 6 ft inadequate: Study

Scientists have modelled the spread of infectious droplets from coughing, sneezing, and breathing under different atmospheric conditions, and found that the novel coronavirus can spread up to......

How much does earth's plastic weigh? Try a 100 crore elephants!

According to a study, humans have generated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics, turning earth into a ‘plastic planet’. IMAGE: Of the 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic created,......

Harris' husband Douglas to be America's first 'Second Gentleman'

With the historic electoral win by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff also scripted history as he will be the first 'Second Gentleman' -- the first male spouse of a vice......

Of scam spam and mind games

The next time you have an urge to open an email that reads 'Urgent Security Notification' or 'Your billing account records are out of date,' be on your guard. Cyber criminals are increasingly......

At $2.1 billion, Buffett is year's biggest philanthropist

The top 10 largest philanthropic donations of 2014 also include, Edward Meyer at 9th rank ($75 million donation to Weill Cornell Medical College) and Charles Munger at the 10th place ($65 million......

Not correct to say IIT students' quality is poor: IIT director

Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the newly appointed director of IIT Madras is an alumnus of the same institution. He had passed in 1980 with a degree in Electronics. Then he went to the University of......

Researchers use WiFi to count people

Researchers have demonstrated that a WiFi signal can be used to count the number of people in a given space, an advance that may one day lead to improved search-and-rescue efforts during a......

Catherine Zeta-Jones' Shah Rukh Khan Connection

IMAGE: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas with their son Dylan Douglas. Photograph: Kind courtesy IFFI/Instagram Did you know that Catherine Zeta-Jones' children grew up watching films like......

University Of California Santa Barbara

News for University Of California Santa Barbara

Coronavirus may spread more via respiratory droplets in winter

Vince Chhabria to be first Indian-origin federal judge in California

Virus can travel 20 feet, 6 ft inadequate: Study

How much does earth's plastic weigh? Try a 100 crore elephants!

Harris' husband Douglas to be America's first 'Second Gentleman'

Of scam spam and mind games

At $2.1 billion, Buffett is year's biggest philanthropist

Not correct to say IIT students' quality is poor: IIT director

Researchers use WiFi to count people

Catherine Zeta-Jones' Shah Rukh Khan Connection

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