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Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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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

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Graduate student service is honored with Dixon-Levy awards
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A week’s worth of commencement activities will celebrate 6,875 graduates for 2023–2024
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Sonia Fernandez

Creative Studies students mark major milestone in the first of UCSB's Commencement ceremonies
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Miles Moses '24

How a passion for math drove this College of Creative Studies grad to distinction
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Matt Perko

Commencement returns to the Green
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Students from Adams Elementary School at the Santa Barbara Presidio learn about the statue of King Carlos III.

Exploring the meaning and significance of monuments
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S. Shailja PhD '24, electrical and computer engineering

Dissertations in geography and electrical & computer engineering receive Lancaster awards for excellence
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Breaking boundaries: UCSB grad students win prestigious Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
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A Ph.D. student in ecology, evolution and marine biology, Kacie Ring placed second in the UC Grad Slam.

UCSB’s Kacie Ring triumphs at UC Grad Slam, places second, wins people’s choice
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College of Creative Studies biology student Ashley Yeh '24

Creative Studies student earns coveted Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for neuroscience
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Very Important Trees Tour imparts knowledge, inspires appreciation of campus plants
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Leading the way: UCSB’s NSF graduate fellows span wide spectrum of research fields
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