UC and Teamsters Union reach tentative contract with improved pay and health benefits

The contract will impact more than 11,000 clerical employers, library assistants and other administrative staff represented by the Teamsters union across the UC.
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UCSB continues to offer medication abortions in compliance with California law

SB 24 allocates funding to every public university’s student health care services clinic for medical abortion services.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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UCSB expands use of Duo Security

Duo provides an additional layer of security using push notifications to another registered device when logging into applicable websites.
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Students speak on UCSB’s Hispanic-Serving Institution status as university joins alliance for Hispanic serving research universities

The goal of the alliance is to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students and increase the Hispanic professoriate by 2030.
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UCSB Pre-Law Society provides “Street Law Clinic” with People’s Justice Project

Scholars for Ukraine helps provide resources for these groups to distribute food and medical supplies, mobilize doctors and provide assistance to refugees.
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UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.
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IVFP’s “No Open Container” campaign returns to Isla Vista

Santa Barbara County 36-3 deems consuming “intoxicating liquor” in the “unincorporated areas of the county” on any public street, sidewalk, highway, parking lot or alley unlawful.
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Timeline: Historic housing shortage leaves students waiting for additional campus housing to be built

During Fall Quarter 2021, UCSB grappled with an unprecedented housing crisis that shocked the community as students returned for in-person instruction.
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Resources for Marginalized Students

Each community’s resource list is separated into services and centers from UC Santa Barbara, campus student organizations, housing options and academic options and resources.
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Armed subject inside building on Camino Pescadero

UCPD and SBSO have closed the 760 block of Camino Pescadero until further notice. 
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Santa Barbara confirms three confirmed cases of monkeypox

The three local adults are currently in isolation, and Public Health completed the contact tracing process to identify anyone who possibly had contact with them. 
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Highlights of the UC Regents’ July 2022 Meeting

The University of California Board of Regents convened on July 20 and 21 in-person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay.
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After Keeping It Secret For Years, UCSB Welcomes Tours of its Munger Hall Mock-up

The undertaking was funded entirely by Munger and constructed by architects of his choosing.
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SB County: Positive Cases
SB County: Positive Cases

Santa Barbara County Surges into High COVID-19 Transmission Level

There are currently 1,033 active cases in the county, with six deaths reported within the week of July 8 and July 14.
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