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Left to right: Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Three UCSB professors elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Dr. Dennis Assanis

Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s next chancellor
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UCSB’s Technology Incubator celebrates 10 years on campus
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Capping off a stellar year
Bren students rejoice during a colorful commencement ceremony.
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Jeff Liang
Bren students rejoice during a colorful commencement ceremony.

Bren’s class of 2025 is ready to face a challenging world
Three people in graduation gowns walk past a colorful background of geometric shapes
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Matt Perko

University names winners of top student awards for Class of 2025
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Jeff Liang

UCSB's College of Creative Studies kicks off 2025 Commencement season
Three adults in graduation regalia throwing caps toward a blue sky
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara commencement events to celebrate 7,460 graduates for 2024–2025
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Jeff Liang
Zero Waste Committee Co-Chair Matthew Schoen, May 2025

Zero Waste Committee launches shoe-recycling drive, June 2–13
A student looks at images of bees in the library corridor.
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Harrison Tasoff
Natural history collections like the one housed at UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration hold valuable data accumulated over 100 years.

Take a microscopic look at our native bees at the UCSB Library
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National Book Award winner Jason De León uncovers stories at the U.S.-Mexico border
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Author Ross Gay caps off UCSB Reads 2025 with appearance on campus
James B. Milliken
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Charlie Palafox, University of Texas
James B. Milliken

James B. Milliken named 22nd president of the University of California
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