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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

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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
Group photo of ROTC commissioning event
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Sara Villacorta
UC Santa Barbara ROTC Surf Battalion commissioning ceremony

Promoting adaptability and compassion, Army ROTC Surfrider Battalion commissions new officers to ‘serve those they lead’
A grid of photos of graduating college seniors overlaid with title, Four Years Later
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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
Student sits at lime green table under a tree
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Debra Herrick
Lily Melendez

Her experience with food insecurity sparked new graduate Lily Melendez’s passion for sustainable food studies
A tall grey tower against a bright blue sky
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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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Capping off their doctoral work at UCSB, historian Sergey Salushchev and microbiologist Thomas Lankiewicz win the university's dissertation award
Chloe Zhang

Chloe Zhang graduates with a doctorate in school psychology and a passion for helping children from marginalized communities
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