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A red and gold graphic stating "Best of Winner" over an aerial photo of the ocean and beach below the UC Santa Barbara campus

For the 10th year, UCSB is named Santa Barbara’s ‘Best Place to Work’

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Walter Capps with President Bill Clinton
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Walter Capps with President Bill Clinton, Santa Barbara, 1996

Walter Capps documentary highlights brave conversations and public service
Jigna Desai and Sameer Pandya
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Jeff Liang
Jigna Desai, left, and Sameer Pandya, right, will co-lead a new South Asian American studies center

UCSB secures gift to launch a South Asian American studies center
Storm clouds gather over the ocean.
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Photo by Daniel Lerman on Unsplash
Strong storms and higher seas from El Niño exacerbate winter hazards in Southern California.

Understanding the causes and impacts of 2026’s record-breaking El Niño
An arial view of Campus Point looking toward the university and the mountains behind it.
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Matt Perko
UCSB’s privileged position on the coast places it in the vanguard of climate adaptation.

UCSB seeks community input as the university plans for sea-level rise
A partially blurred image of four men posed on a rooftop holding a large colorful light
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Jay Blakeserg
Beloved alumni jam band ALO features Zach Gill ’97, Dan Lebowitz ’98, Steve Adams ’99 and Ezra Lipp

UCSB’s GauchoFest invites community to campus for a day of celebration
A UCSB student stands at a whiteboard and works on an equation while consulting her computer
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara taking a ‘base camp’ approach to artificial intelligence
Waves roll up the shoreline at sunrise, horizon is orange in the distance
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara introduces minor in environmental humanities
a painting of festively dressed men and women at Fiesta
A student work at the "Finding Fiesta" museum exhibit at Casa de la Guerra

Young students tap UCSB archive to reflect on century-old Fiesta celebration
Leander Anderegg sits on the stairs to the left of Kelly Caylor and David Valentine.
Leander Anderegg, Kelly Caylor, and David Valentine have all been recognized by the American Geophysical Union for their work.

Three UCSB researchers recognized for contributions to the earth sciences
Blue sky and bright sun light the partial view of a modern building on a coastline
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Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
An artist's rendering of the La Kretz Environmental Crossroads shows the view from the main entry and an elevated porch with the ocean in the distance

Alumni gift, vision powers plans for a multifaceted climate solutions hub at UCSB
A woman in a bright blue shirt smiling as she walks through rows of people waving blue and gold pom-poms
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Matt Perko
The second annual Gaucho Welcome rally for first-year and transfer students brought the energy to kick off fall quarter.

Fall quarter kicks off with a week’s worth of events and festivities
color photograph of artist Jackie Amezquita working on a mural
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Gina Clyne, courtesy of the artist, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, and Los Angeles Nomadic Division
The AD&A Museum show by Guatemalan-born artist Jackie Amézquita (center) will include "Gemidos de la Tierra (Wailings of the Land/Soil)," a public activation of her work on Día de los Muertos (Nov. 1)

Fall arts abound across campus and community
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