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color photograph of a black bear in a tree
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Skyler Palatnick/@skyswildart
A black bear on the UCSB campus, April 2025

Bear ecologist offers insight on recent sightings on and around campus

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UCSB Surfrider Battalion honors US and Filipino POWs with competitive finish at Bataan Memorial Death March
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A new champion is crowned — and moves on to compete systemwide
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Oral history project gathering stories from Afro-Chicanx community
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UCSB and community partners implement Deltopia restrictions and safety measures
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New book reveals Ottoman origins of refugee resettlement in Middle East
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Grad Slam Showcase finalists to compete in final round on April 5 
photograph of UCSB student Matthew Schoen with a pair of sneakers
Photo Credit
Matt Perko
Second-year environmental sciences major Matthew Schoen, March 2024

Environmental Leadership Incubator project launches campus shoe drive
Aerial view six white buildings surrounded by trees
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© SOM | Mithun
A rendered site plan for the San Benito student residential community.

Student housing lawsuits settled in new agreements between UC Santa Barbara, Goleta and Santa Barbara County
Headshot of Ann Crawford
Photo Credit
Matt Perko
Ann Crawford

UCSB’s outstanding women in IT
A collage image of the photos and books related to Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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Jonathan Rissmeyer/UCSB Library
The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.

New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson
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UC Santa Barbara selects inaugural Public Voices Fellows
Portrait of Cuca Acosta
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Matt Perko
Cuca Acosta is associate director of admissions

Opening doors: Cuca Acosta’s journey from Santa Barbara High to college admissions leadership
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