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black and white aerial photograph from 1929 of the coast between Cole Oil Point and Campus Point
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Fairchild Aerial Surveys / UCSB Library Special Research Collections
A 1929 aerial photograph of what is now called Coal Oil Point (lower left), Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara's Campus Lagoon

UCSB team saves historic aerial photos critical to coastal research

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color graphic image of the UCSB Reads logo

Library opens voting for UCSB Reads 2027
Portrait of Kerry Bierman
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Courtesy
Kerry Bierman

UCSB names new vice chancellor of finance and chief financial officer
A man in a police uniform stands at a lectern, with pink and red flowers in the background
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Jeff Liang
UCPD Chief Matt Bly at his swearing-in ceremony, July 9, 2026.

New UCPD chief appointed, sworn in at UC Santa Barbara
Deborah Williams smiles with an Alaskan landscape behind her
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Background image by Benton Sherman, portrait by Jeff Liang
Deborah Williams dedicated decades of her career to improving her adopted home.

Deborah Williams joins the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame for decades of trailblazing public service
People enter and exit a modern white, glass and grey building fronted by palm trees
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Jeff Liang
UC Santa Barbara Library

UCSB Library wins prestigious national award for UCSB Reads
A women in a green jacket sits at a table, hands folded, in front of a red background
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Matt Perko
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

New Faculty Research Lecturer Thuc-Quyen Nguyen reflects on science, mentorship and resilience
a digital illustration of a shield floating through a field brightly colored nodes representing different networks

UC Santa Barbara Information Technology wins Zero Trust Award
color photo overview of students sitting on lawn outside the library
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Matt Perko

UCSB Graduate Division launches summer bridge program for CSU students
Headshot of Elena Irwin
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Courtesy
Elena Irwin

UCSB names new dean of its prestigious Bren School
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
The graduates of 2026 in the courtyard below the trees, low angle
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Jeff Liang
Bren's class of 2026 face the future with new skills, expertise and determination.

The Bren School’s new graduates are ready to face the challenges of the times
group shot of UCSB's Surfrider Battalion at Goleta Beach commissioning ceremony
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Darius Khatami
Newly commissioned second lieutenants (from left) Megan Schreck, Jonathan Saenz, William Nutcher, Rylie-Ann Murphy, Katherine Miller, Lia Kubitschek, Timothy Joo, Lauren Graves, Nicolas Gandolfo, Kaya Cuellar, Natalie Byrnes, Conor Buckelew and Ella Barber at Goleta Beach, June 12, 2026

Surfrider Battalion graduates commissioned at Goleta Beach ceremony
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