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color photograph of Kleber Ordóñez-Puac with the 'Missing Man Table' at UCSB
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Matt Perko
Electrical engineering student Kleber Ordóñez-Puac with the 'POW/MIA Table' at UCSB, November 2026

‘POW/MIA Table’ at UCSB honors prisoners of war and those missing in action

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An aerial view of blue-green water, a green campus of tall buildings and a mountain range in the distance
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UC Santa Barbara

UCSB again makes a strong showing, across several categories, in annual college rankings
Seven adults, four sitting at a table and two standing behind, all wearing navy t-shirts reading 'UC Santa Barbara wellbeing' smile as one signs a document
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Jeff Liang
Chancellor Dennis Assanis, center, and Eleni Assanis, center left, are joined by multiple UC Santa Barbara staff members to sign the Okanagan Charter

Underscoring its commitment to wellbeing on campus, UCSB adopts Okanagan Charter
A crowd seen from behind watches as four adults in dark suits cluster near a sign reading The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering
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Lilli Walker
Left to right: Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost David Marshall, Chancellor Emeritus Henry T. Yang, Dean of Engineering Umesh Mishra, Chancellor Dennis Assanis and Robert Mehrabian during a special event honoring Mehrabian.

UCSB celebrates The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering in special ceremony
color photograph of UCSB campus surrounding Storke Tower
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Matt Perko

New report details UCSB’s $2.9B in regional economic impact
Black and white portrait of an adult with shaved hair and glasses, smiling in front of a bookcase
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Jonathan Worth
Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow’s ‘Enshittification’ named UCSB Reads 2027 book
color photo portrait of artist Jackie Amézquita
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Ian Byers-Gamber
Artist Jackie Amézquita

Artist Jackie Amézquita and the wailings of the land
Campus point headland with people on top, a surfer below and islands in the distance.
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UC Santa Barbara

An ‘Iconic Headland’
color photograph portraits of Evan Kleiman and Marion Nestle
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Nestle photo by Peter Menzel
"Good Food" host Evan Kleiman (left) and author Marion Nestle

‘Good Food’ host Evan Kleiman kicks off UCSB speaker series
A red and gold graphic stating "Best of Winner" over an aerial photo of the ocean and beach below the UC Santa Barbara campus

For the 10th year, UCSB is named Santa Barbara’s ‘Best Place to Work’
Walter Capps with President Bill Clinton
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Walter Capps with President Bill Clinton, Santa Barbara, 1996

Walter Capps documentary highlights brave conversations and public service
Jigna Desai and Sameer Pandya
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Jeff Liang
Jigna Desai, left, and Sameer Pandya, right, will co-lead a new South Asian American studies center

UCSB secures gift to launch a South Asian American studies center
Storm clouds gather over the ocean.
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Photo by Daniel Lerman on Unsplash
Strong storms and higher seas from El Niño exacerbate winter hazards in Southern California.

Understanding the causes and impacts of 2026’s record-breaking El Niño
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