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color photograph of graduate division commencement with storke tower in the background
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Matt Perko
Graduate Division commencement ceremony, June 11, 2026

UCSB Graduate Division marks milestone year
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Brian Long
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions.

Galan Moody leads successful effort to secure $1.3 million for advanced 3D printing
A mosquito feeds on a person's skin.
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California's warming climate is making the state more hospitable to dengue virus, and to the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry it.

As California warms, cases of dengue fever are expected to grow
Gold sashes marked with a university seal on a navy tablecloth
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Jeff Liang

University names winners of top student awards for Class of 2026
three graduating students in Commencement regalia
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Jeff Liang

UCSB’s College of Creative Studies leads 2026 Commencement ceremonies
A woman tends to casava while carrying a baby on her back.
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Annie Spratt via Unsplash
Rain forecasts and drought warnings can save lives in regions like Sierra Leone, where subsistence farming is still a major part of society.

New rainfall dataset enhances global monitoring of extreme weather
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Matt Perko
Alex S. Fabros Jr., May 2026

Alex Fabros, 80, makes history at UCSB
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Jaime Lester

UCSB names new dean of its Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
Eleni Assanis and Dennis Assanis in academic regalia
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Matt Perko

Inauguration speakers highlight leadership, innovation, community connections
A red-tiled building with Lobero Theatre spelled out on the exterior. A blue banner hanging beneath reads "Inauguration of Dennis Assanis"
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Jeff Liang

The Inauguration of Chancellor Dennis Assanis
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Agriculture and timber production need not come at the expense of carbon storage and biodiversity.

Better land use and management could improve biodiversity, climate and economic development
two LAUR winners and UCSB's university librarian standing together outside the library
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Jeff Liang
This year’s LAUR runner-up Shirely Qiu (left) with winner Samuel Liu (center) and University Librarian Todd Grappone, May 2026

UCSB Library honors standout undergraduate researchers
Eight diverse young adults wearing black robes and blue sashes walk with the sun, trees and buildings in the background
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara’s 2026 Commencement events to celebrate 6,727 graduates
A forest smothered in vines.
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Kudzu got a foothold in North America in 1876 and has since gotten a stranglehold on the forests of the Southeast.

Vast botanical data help solve Darwin’s puzzle of why some exotic plants become pests
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Schmidt Family Foundation renews multi-year funding of UCSB’s Environmental Solutions Fellows Program
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Jeff Liang
Scene from UCSB Department of Theater and Dance production of "Animal Farm," February 2026

UCSB student-produced plays collect theater awards
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From Amazon pastures to suburban lawns and groomed bodies: Anthropologist’s new book explores the meanings of plants and hair
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Six roads to safety: New study finds a critical threshold for wildfire survival
Whitecaps stir up on the ocean surface under dark clouds
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Climate dynamics can be quite nuanced, with far off winds influencing tropical oceans.

Distant winds can drive massive tropical warming deep below the ocean surface
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David Marshall speaking at a podium
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Matt Perko

Symposium celebrates UCSB’s academic excellence
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