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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

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Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara ranks among top universities nationally and globally in recent assessments
Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis
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Celesta Billeci and Wynton Marsalis

A&L director awarded for leadership in the arts
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Talk on AI and the creative process kicks off Interdisciplinary Humanities Center yearlong public event series
Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.
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Left to right: Anna Boser, Naomi Tague, David Valentine, and Leander Anderegg.

UCSB faculty and students among the American Geophysical Union’s 2024 honorees
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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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Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars
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Kum-Kum Bhavnani awarded ‘for distinguished leadership’
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Annual summer film series from UCSB Arts & Lectures brings the beach
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A sneak peek at possible picks for UCSB Reads 2025
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Expert on Latin American geography wins teaching award
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Social psychologist Brenda Major wins mentor award, launches scholarship
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