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A building under construction. Blue sky and mountains visible behind it.
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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

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'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
A tall grey tower against a bright blue sky
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Mike Eliason

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for 2023 graduates
students at College of Creative Studies graduation
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Sonia Fernandez

UC Santa Barbara kicks off Commencement with College of Creative Studies ceremony
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Four undergraduates and one professor receive Chancellor’s research awards; UCSB Library awards six students for exemplary research
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