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Erin O’Connor shows off his “alternative learning” techniques in his office on April 29, 2019, at City College in Santa Barbra, Calif. He said he uses his collection of wigs and funky glasses to engage and teach students.

Astronomy professor engages with unorthodox teaching

Valerie van den Broek, Features Editor
May 3, 2019

SBCC Astronomy Club hosts lecture on big-bang theory

GILLIAN BALDWIN, Associate Editor
November 18, 2017

SBCC science professors discuss logistics of habitation on Mars

GILLIAN BALDWIN, Associate Editor
November 8, 2017
City College astronomy instructor Dr. Sean Kelly outside the Palmer Observatory Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Museum Of Natural History in Santa Barbara, Calif. “Astronomy is beautiful, and I think that human beings too often see the ugliness, but this is a beautiful science that gives us a sense of how small we are.”

SBCC’s Astronomy instructor Sean Kelly is an astro-nut

GILLIAN BALDWIN, Associate Editor
October 20, 2017
The Space Shuttle Endeavor on April 23, at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The Endeavor has taken 25 trips outside of Earths orbit since its first launch in 1992.

Astronomy students learn about space expeditions, sustainability

ALYSSA DURANT, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2017
Children playing in the augmented reality sandbox on Saturday, March 18, in the Earth and Biological Science Building. The augmented reality sandbox maps the topography of the sand box in real time by using a projector and an Xbox Kinect.

Science Discovery Day outdoes itself for fourth year in a row

JAMES LIVINGSTON, CHANNELS STAFF
March 19, 2017
Andy Howell, a staff scientist at Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network and a part time physics instructor at UCSB, speaks on astronomy as a guest lecturer at City College on Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Physical Science Building on East Campus. The lecture comprised a part of his studies over the last 15 years on supernovae and dark energy. The best part about my job is being able to figure something out about the universe that no other human being has ever known, Howell stated.

SBCC Astronomy Club hosts presentation on dark energy

ISABELLE SINIBALDI, Channels Staff
November 13, 2015
Fred Marschak, Earth and Planetary Science Professor, poses for a photo on Nov. 5, 2013 at the Museum Of Natural History in Santa Barbara, Calif. Recently, he just announced his retirement for the end of Spring 2014.

Planetarium superstar Fred Marschak says goodnight to astronomy

Brooke Holland, Features Editor
November 8, 2013
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