Calais Waring

November 4, 2025

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

By Calais Waring, Winston Zuo

The Trump administration’s research funding cuts have halted millions in UCSB grants, prompting legal challenges, union action, and campus uncertainty.

May 15, 2025

r/HaveYou(UCSantaBarbara)Reddit

By Winston Zuo, Calais Waring, 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.

November 21, 2024

Hidden in Harder: UCSB’s natural history museum

By Calais Waring, Winston Zuo, 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.

May 23, 2024

Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

By Winston Zuo, Kyle Wu, Calais Waring, 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.

February 8, 2024

Learning and Large Language Models: Charting ChatGPT’s changes to curriculum

By Calais Waring, Megan Dhillon, 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.