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Headshots of Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang overlaid on a photo an academic building
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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Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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Lester Cohen/Getty Images Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize
Lily Collins and David J. Gross, 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics winner speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
color photograph of Kaylee Laub on stage during Grad Slam competiton
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Jeff Liang
Grad Slam champion Kaylee Laub, April 9, 2026

Innovative environmental education earns top honors at 2026 Grad Slam
a collection of seven headshots of the Grad Slam finalists
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Jeff Liang
2026 Grad Slam finalists (top row, from left) Ashley Diedenhofen, Celine Tsoi, Jakob Romine, Jordan Bream and (bottom row, from left) Kaylee Laub, Komal and Michaela Sten

UCSB graduate student researchers vie for title of 2026 Grad Slam champ
A few young people ride bikes through a mostly quiet intersection
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Jeff Liang

Community programming and collaboration central to spring quarter kickoff weekend
group shot of UCSB's Surfrider Battalion team
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Kailyn Heck
Surfrider Battalion team at Fort Hunter Liggett, pictured clockwise from top left: Madison Mohun, Yevgeny Beams, Darius James Khatami, Caz Arroyo, Zachary Trebotich, Jonathan Saenz, Fionn Bailey, Winston Bergseid, Jake Bermillo, Nicolas Gandolfo, Katelyn Hamel and Mia Lee

UCSB ROTC cadet team wins invite to prestigious West Point competition
Headshot of Caitlin Dickerson
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Earl Wilson
Caitlin Dickerson is a presenter in the Arts & Lectures Justice for All series

Pulitzer-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson to give A&L Justice for All talk on deportation policies
A man working at a computer
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Matt Perko
A researcher works in a campus lab devoted to AI.

UCSB computer science department to offer undergraduate major in AI
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Film and Media Studies faculty sweep major national society awards
Two students look at the UCSB Reads book exhibition
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The university’s award-winning common book program is the focus of "Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads," on display until Dec. 11.

New library exhibition celebrates 20th anniversary of UCSB Reads
Headshot of Michael V. Drake
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Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Emeritus Michael Drake, M.D. to speak on campus in a free event
Two students ascend the modern stairway of an academic building with bright sun overhead
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Matt Perko

New, no-cost initiative helps undergraduates earn professional certificates and professional placement
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2026 Grad Slam opens call for graduate student competitors
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