What's Current in

Campus + Community

Headshot of Michael V. Drake
Photo Credit
Courtesy
Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Emeritus Michael Drake, M.D. to speak on campus in a free event

Read Article

Black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr at the Lincolm Memorial during the 1968 March on Washington
Photo Credit
National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons
Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963

UCSB kicks off MLK Day holiday weekend
a small group of high school students posed for a picture on the truck of a giant fallen oak tree
Photo Credit
Caasi Chavez
Students from Lompoc High School at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Bren School environmental education for local teens reaches new heights at Dangermond Preserve
Two students ascend the modern stairway of an academic building with bright sun overhead
Photo Credit
Matt Perko

New, no-cost initiative helps undergraduates earn professional certificates and professional placement
In Focus placeholder

2026 Grad Slam opens call for graduate student competitors
A diverse group of young adults stand under sign reading 'Technology Management'
Photo Credit
Courtesy UCSB Engineering
The inaugural cohort of Engineering + Technology Management Fellows at UCSB

UCSB engineering students get a management edge with new program
In Focus placeholder

UCSB’s Education Abroad Program recognized among nation’s best
color photograph of professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
Photo Credit
Matt Perko
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, December 2024

A feat of multilingual research, Hamed-Troyansky’s “Empire of Refugees” wins eight book prizes
Two men in blue suits looking at a paper that one is signing
Photo Credit
Jeff Liang
ParalympicsGB Chief Executive Officer David Clarke, left, and UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis, right, sign the contract that will bring the PGB delegation to UCSB in 2028 to prepare for the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

ParalympicsGB makes UCSB its training base for LA 2028
A building under construction. Blue sky and mountains visible behind it.
Photo Credit
Kirsten Brinlee
Work on the San Benito Student Housing Project began in spring 2025 and is on schedule for anticipated occupancy in the fall of 2027.

New student housing projects at UCSB progressing on schedule
Red covered book titled Crying in H Mart is perched on a brick wall outside a modern white building
Photo Credit
Courtesy UCSB Library
“Crying in H Mart” explores self-discovery, grief and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.

Michelle Zauner’s “Crying in H Mart” named UCSB Reads 2026 book
In Focus placeholder

Star panel to discuss moviegoing in an evolving marketplace
Aerial view of the ocean, beach and mountains surrounding a university campus
Photo Credit
Jeff Liang
An aerial view of the UC Santa Barbara campus.

UCSB praised for excellence, access and value in national rankings
Subscribe to Campus + Community