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Elena Zhukova

From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks among the nation’s top universities

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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
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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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Mike Eliason

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for 2023 graduates
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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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Matt Perko

’Tis the season: Here comes Commencement
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An all-time, top Peace Corps volunteer-producing university
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Building on their vision — and their legacy — alumni Louise and Stephen Pahl gift the campus $10.5 million for social sciences research in the interest of change
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Engaging families early to demystify the college preparation process
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Tresa Pollock is the first woman to win the prestigious Acta Materialia Gold Medal for metallurgists
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Left to right: Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein

Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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