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Headshot of Dennis Assanis overlaid on aerial view of campus
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Dr. Dennis Assanis

Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s next chancellor

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2025 Grad Slam set for final showdown at Campbell Hall
Viviana Valle Gomez and Betsy Kaminski
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Matt Perko
Viviana Valle Gomez, left, and Betsy Kaminski, right, lead the UCSB Women's Center

Visibility, inclusivity and community: UCSB Women’s Center celebrates 50 years
Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman
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Left to right: Leda Cosmides, Adina Roskies, Rachel Segalman

‘The embodiment of scientific excellence and service’
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Winner of Second Chance round advances to Grad Slam campus final
Members of Girl Gains outside
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Jeff Liang
From left Girl Gains executive board, Jayden Ruth, Sindhu Guddanti, Teagan Golden, Awni Broughton, Ariana Rivera, Lola Alvarez, Emily Ge and Andelina Miller.

Girl Gains empowers women through weightlifting and community
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Teamwork and grit earn ROTC cadets an invite to West Point championships
Two women hold hands with a man dressed as Storke Tower.
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Daniel Smith
Jen Johansen, left, academic personnel manager in the College of Creative Studies, and Lisa Blanco, right, flank "Storkie" Joshua Mejia-Padilla, financial coordinator in the sociology department.

Bringing the fun, and the food, Staff Assembly hosts appreciation event
A man and a woman behind a standing microphone, circa 1930
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Diane Corwin Okarski
"Poet Laureate of Radio" Norman Corwin, left, and actor Peggy Burt, right, performing on the “Magic Key of RCA” in the late 1930s.

Bringing radio history to life
One person ascending outdoor stairs of a modern building with a sunburst overhead
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Matt Perko
The Interactive Learning Pavilion, opened in 2023, is UCSB’s first all electric facility.

Reaching net zero for emissions will bring major cost savings to campus
Lego mini figures in red construction hats building a structure using Lego bricks
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Lego bricks teach replication skills in a fun way
a women with a digital camera records the landscape from an overlook
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Ryan Grant
Coastal Media Project student Catherine Scanlon gathering footage for her team's documentary short film

Student-made environmental documentaries to screen at SBIFF
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EAOP promotes a college-going culture with annual conference
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