UCSB reels from federal research cuts as scholars and unions fight back

November 4, 2025 by Calais Waring and Winston Zuo

The Trump administration’s research funding cuts have halted millions in UCSB grants, prompting legal challenges, union action, and campus uncertainty.
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r/HaveYou(UCSantaBarbara)Reddit

May 15, 2025 by Winston Zuo, Calais Waring and Andrew Liang

r/UCSantaBarbara has established itself as a resource for students, professors and community members to share and exchange information. The subreddit celebrates its 14th birthday today.
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Hidden in Harder: UCSB’s natural history museum

November 21, 2024 by Calais Waring, Winston Zuo and Andrew Liang

Tucked away under the bleachers of Harder Stadium, a silent fight for our natural heritage occurs in the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration.
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Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

May 23, 2024 by Winston Zuo, Kyle Wu, Calais Waring and Megan Dhillon

The nearly six-week strike by UC graduate student workers led to substantial wage increases while maintaining the number of teaching assistant-led classes.
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Learning and Large Language Models: Charting ChatGPT’s changes to curriculum

February 8, 2024 by Calais Waring, Megan Dhillon and Keya Panchal

ChatGPT has been utilized at UC Santa Barbara for over a year, influencing teaching methods and academic curricula with its advanced text processing and generation abilities.
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