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A book with a red cover, titled Crying in H Mart, next to a photo of a young woman with dark hair on a yellow background
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Courtesy UCSB Library
Michelle Zauner, right, is the author of “Crying in H Mart,” the UCSB Reads program’s pick for 2026

UCSB Reads 2026 wraps up with Michelle Zauner’s appearance on campus

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NSF director at the Engineering Sciences Building
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Matt Perko
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan speaking at the Engineering Sciences Building

Innovation anywhere, opportunities everywhere
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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
'A la Frontera de Aztlán' serigraph, Tony Ortega, 1995
'A la Frontera de Aztlán' serigraph, Tony Ortega, 1995

From the archives: UCSB Library showcases community art collection
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For the seventh year straight, UC Santa Barbara is named Best Place to Work
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University of California Santa Barbara is hosting a site visit by the WASC Senior College and University Commission
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Prescribed burn at North Campus Open Space will revive an ancient tradition
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Take a peek — and make a pick — for UCSB Reads 2024
Graduate athlete
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Jeff Liang

And just like that … a new crop of Gaucho grads takes a bow
two students in blue commencement garb
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Matt Perko

‘Stewards of our fragile and precious environment,’ Bren students lauded at Commencement
A grid of photos of graduating college seniors overlaid with title, Four Years Later
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Jessie Ward
On the eve of their graduation, departing seniors look back on their time, and growth, as Gauchos

Graduating seniors look back on their college experience by revisiting themselves as freshmen
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Dean’s award and other prizes recognize scholastic achievement in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts
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