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UC Santa Barbara commencement events to celebrate 7,460 graduates for 2024–2025

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Congratulations Class of 2025

UC Santa Barbara’s 2025 Commencement celebrates the Class of 2025 in true Gaucho style. From doctoral degrees to bachelor’s caps and gowns, students from across disciplines will be recognized for their achievements. 

Read more about the Class of 2025

Bridge to a Bright Future

Undergraduates walk FUERTE’s wild path toward environmental careers

 

Building future careers in STEM, students in the FUERTE program travel to the Eastern Sierra to explore nature, gain field experience and learn from top scientists.

 

Read more about FUERTE in this special multimedia feature.

 

FUERTE students hike around Convict Lake in the Eastern Sierras

In Video 

According to researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Marine Science Institute, restored dunes at Santa Monica Beach can help protect that section of California's coast from the severe storms and sea-level rise that come with a warming ocean.

In Focus

June 3, 2025

Professors Somayeh Dodge and Alan Murray receive UCGIS awards

May 27, 2025

Andrea S. Carlini recognized for her work on bio-compatible soft materials

May 13, 2025

National Book Award winner Jason De León uncovers stories at the U.S.-Mexico border

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In Depth

moorea island research station

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research in Paradise

A highly interactive multimedia experience

Natural Reserve System landscape of SNARL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stewards of Nature

A multimedia series to highlight UCSB's Natural Reserve System

A controlled burn at Sedgwick Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taming Fire

Controlled burns can be a boon to our landscape