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Two students look at the UCSB Reads book exhibition
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Courtesy UCSB Library
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

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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
A diverse group of young adults stand under sign reading 'Technology Management'
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Courtesy UCSB Engineering
The inaugural cohort of Engineering + Technology Management Fellows at UCSB

UCSB engineering students get a management edge with new program
Aerial view of the ocean, beach and mountains surrounding a university campus
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Jeff Liang
An aerial view of the UC Santa Barbara campus.

UCSB praised for excellence, access and value in national rankings
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Leadership program recruits UCSB students for K-8 tutoring
Adults in blue t-shirts ride bikes through cooridor of adults in blue t-shirt with arms upraised
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Matt Perko

Welcome home, Gauchos
Rows of bikes are seen in the foreground, with palm trees and a modern building in the back
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Elena Zhukova

Bicycle safety gets major boost with collaborative new effort led by Associated Students
color photograph of a row of laboratory vials
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Matt Perko

Donor-driven summer funding advances graduate student research
color photograph of two students with newly arrived recycling bins on campus
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Jake Hereen
Kaili Mikami (left) and Lauren Buyalos with an early shipment of reuse and recycling bins for their FLOW project

Environmental leadership program launches lab plastics reuse and recycling
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UCSB to host UC application workshop for local high school students
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Professor Chris Van de Walle receives prestigious Welker Award
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