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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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College of Creative Studies biology student Ashley Yeh '24

Creative Studies student earns coveted Knight-Hennessy Scholarship for neuroscience
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Very Important Trees Tour imparts knowledge, inspires appreciation of campus plants
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Leading the way: UCSB’s NSF graduate fellows span wide spectrum of research fields
Photograph of author Patricia Fancher with her new book, Queer Techné

New book explores gay, queer and feminist community at the heart of early advances in computer science
A diverse mix of college students in motion outside a university building
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Elena Zhukova

The university’s accreditation is reaffirmed as it advances strategic goals for the future
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New grant supports creation of UC network of open source program offices
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Honoring future UC students
Portrait of Jennifer Ja Birchim
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Matt Perko
“My favorite spot on campus is Campus Point. My kids learned how to surf there, and that is where I surf as well as my husband. It is an important place for me because my kids have spent so much of their life down there.” —Jennifer Ja Birchim

From rental listings to dispute resolution, housing officer Jennifer Ja Birchim focuses on student support
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Renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés to deliver inspirational talk for UCSB Arts & Lectures
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Pioneering author of Asian American literature to speak at Multicultural Center
2024 Goldwater scholars
Clockwise, from left: Matthew Unger, Riya Nilkrant, Xuanwei Liang, Isaac Hair, Anika Jena

Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars
A 50 year logo against surfers walking on the beach.

50 years mapping the world
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