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Portrait of Michael Drake
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Elena Zukhova
Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announces plans to step down

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Aerial view six white buildings surrounded by trees
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© SOM | Mithun
A rendered site plan for the San Benito student residential community.

Student housing lawsuits settled in new agreements between UC Santa Barbara, Goleta and Santa Barbara County
A collage image of the photos and books related to Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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Jonathan Rissmeyer/UCSB Library
The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.

New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
Portrait of Cuca Acosta
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Matt Perko
Cuca Acosta is associate director of admissions

Opening doors: Cuca Acosta’s journey from Santa Barbara High to college admissions leadership
Aerial view six white buildings surrounded by trees
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© SOM | Mithun
A high-resolution rendered site plan for the San Benito student residential community

University progresses on development plans to expand student housing
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Renowned paleoclimatologist Michael Mann on how to survive the climate crisis
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Showing high school students how education, leadership and careers intertwine
Branches bearing orange flowers extend across a white background
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Elena Zhukova

New trustees bring ‘unique vision, leadership and passion’ to the university’s foundation board
A diverse collection of college-aged people sitting in the sun on a building deck, reading
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Matt Perko

Unveiling our most visited stories of 2023
a hand touching a colorful lightbulb in a row of downward facing "off" lightbulbs

California NanoSystems Institute’s new mentor-in-residence is ready to assist campus entrepreneurs, innovators and startups
Diverse group of students listening to a lecture in a modern lecture hall
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Elena Zhukova
UC Santa Barbara students attend a lecture in the Interactive Learning Pavilion

‘Sharing knowledge across communities to improve lives around the world’
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The campus teams with students, neighbors and local agencies to ensure another laid back Halloween
3D illustration of conceptual compass with needle pointing 0 percent of CO2
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iStock / Olivier Le Moal

Working toward a clean energy future, the university launches a campus decarbonization study
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