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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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Rows of bikes are seen in the foreground, with palm trees and a modern building in the back
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Elena Zhukova

From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks among the nation’s top universities
Emily Jacobs seated, looking upward, seated in front of a backdrop of brain imagery
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Matt Perko
Emily Jacobs’ lab primarily examines how hormones affect the brain

The current landscape of women’s health — and how it might be improved
Burned facade of Lahaina Store
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Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Foster/ Wikimedia commons

Unite to Light sends solar lamps and chargers to Lahaina
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Prescribed burn at North Campus Open Space will revive an ancient tradition
Archival photos of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, circa 1926 (left), and in 2000. Photos courtesy of Mary Robles.

Library collaboration showcases Santa Barbara community history
Elisabeth Steel drawing on a clear panel
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Eric Isaacs
Elisabeth Steel using Learning Glass video technology

‘Job market ready’ — A doctoral emphasis in teaching excellence
Ecologies of Childhood conference logo
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Illustration by Maya Gonzalez

International literary conference explores the ‘ecologies of childhood’
Fulbright scholars
From left, Fulbright awardees Nicky Rehnberg, Rachel Levine and Claire Chevallier

To Germany, Japan and Nepal they go, with Fulbright awards in tow
Promise Fellowship awardees (from left) Lesley Figueroa, Anthony A. Botros, Erik Magaña and Rosemary Juarez
2023-24 Promise Fellowship awardees (from left) Lesley Figueroa, Anthony A. Botros, Erik Magaña and Rosemary Juarez

First-generation college students awarded Promise Fellowships to ease financial stress as they pursue advanced degrees
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Take a peek — and make a pick — for UCSB Reads 2024
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This summer, take a free bus ride from campus to the courthouse for open-air screenings of space creature-themed flicks
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Inaugural Joseph Connell fellowship supports graduate field ecology in honor of late biologist
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