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A closeup of the back of a graduation cap decorated with a pale blue flower and the letters UCSB

Commencement 2026 celebrates accomplishment, purpose and community

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UC Santa Barbara Graduate Fellows group photo illustration
Hamzah Baig, Marcell Cadney, Marissa Gionet-Gonzales, Julio Orellana and Tessa Cookmeyer

Meet the fellows: UC President’s and Chancellor’s postdoctoral fellows begin new award year
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The campus teams with students, neighbors and local agencies to ensure another laid back Halloween
3D illustration of conceptual compass with needle pointing 0 percent of CO2
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Working toward a clean energy future, the university launches a campus decarbonization study
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For the seventh year straight, UC Santa Barbara is named Best Place to Work
UC Santa Barbara Convocation 2023/2024
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Matt Perko

Welcome, 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

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
Elisabeth Steel drawing on a clear panel
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Eric Isaacs
Elisabeth Steel using Learning Glass video technology

‘Job market ready’ — A doctoral emphasis in teaching excellence
Fulbright scholars
From left, Fulbright awardees Nicky Rehnberg, Rachel Levine and Claire Chevallier

To Germany, Japan and Nepal they go, with Fulbright awards in tow
Promise Fellowship awardees (from left) Lesley Figueroa, Anthony A. Botros, Erik Magaña and Rosemary Juarez
2023-24 Promise Fellowship awardees (from left) Lesley Figueroa, Anthony A. Botros, Erik Magaña and Rosemary Juarez

First-generation college students awarded Promise Fellowships to ease financial stress as they pursue advanced degrees
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Take a peek — and make a pick — for UCSB Reads 2024
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Inaugural Joseph Connell fellowship supports graduate field ecology in honor of late biologist
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