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Matt Perko
A researcher works in a campus lab devoted to AI.

UCSB computer science department to offer undergraduate major in AI

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Film and Media Studies faculty sweep major national society awards
Two students look at the UCSB Reads book exhibition
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The university’s award-winning common book program is the focus of "Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads," on display until Dec. 11.

New library exhibition celebrates 20th anniversary of UCSB Reads
two women discuss financial reporting at a table in a large hall
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Jeff Liang

UCSB unveils new tools and reporting platform, transforming financial management
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Matt Perko
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and birthday celebrant Alan Heeger, center, flanked by his wife Ruth, right, and symposium organizer, CPOS Director Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

UCSB Chemistry Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger celebrates his 90th birthday with a symposium in his honor
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Douglass Day at UCSB invites the public to transcribe Black history
color portrait photograph of Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Alan Liu
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Matt Perko
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Alan Liu, January 2026

Faculty Research Lecturer Alan Liu ponders ‘good’ knowledge in the age of AI
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Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Emeritus Michael Drake, M.D. to speak on campus in a free event
Black and white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr at the Lincolm Memorial during the 1968 March on Washington
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Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963

UCSB kicks off MLK Day holiday weekend
a small group of high school students posed for a picture on the truck of a giant fallen oak tree
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Caasi Chavez
Students from Lompoc High School at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Bren School environmental education for local teens reaches new heights at Dangermond Preserve
Two students ascend the modern stairway of an academic building with bright sun overhead
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Matt Perko

New, no-cost initiative helps undergraduates earn professional certificates and professional placement
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2026 Grad Slam opens call for graduate student competitors
A diverse group of young adults stand under sign reading 'Technology Management'
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The inaugural cohort of Engineering + Technology Management Fellows at UCSB

UCSB engineering students get a management edge with new program
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