James B. Milliken appointed as 22nd UC president, succeeding Michael V. Drake

May 2, 2025 by

James B. Milliken, chancellor of the University of Texas system, will serve as the next University of California President beginning August 1, 2025.
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Students rally and hold vigil to remember lives lost in Armenian Genocide

May 1, 2025 by

The Armenian Student Association has called for UCSB to acknowledge April 24 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and establish April as Armenian Heritage Month
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A week in UC student news

April 28, 2025 by

The UC may decrease its in-state admissions according to state lawmakers, and UC Berkeley opened a $110 million engineering center
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A week in UC News

April 17, 2025 by

Unions announced a strike on May 1 over the UC-wide hiring freeze and graduate students reported the use of biometric data to determine visa revocations
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Graduate students rally against potential funding cuts

April 16, 2025 by

Hundreds of graduate students rallied on April 8 over funding cuts as the world's largest biomedical research funder, the NIH, looks to cut millions in grants
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How did we get to Deltopia, the UCSB spring street festival?

April 14, 2025 by

Deltopia is more than 20 years old. How did the annual unsanctioned street festival get here, and where is the UCSB tradition heading now?
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Ten student and graduate visas revoked at UC Santa Barbara

April 9, 2025 by

Seven current students and three graduates visas were terminated, leaving them vulnerable to detention or deportation. Roughly 50 visas were terminated UC-wide
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Suspect in Isla Vista shooting, robberies pleads not guilty to seven felony charges

March 31, 2025 by

Jackson Kyle Jue was accused of attempted murder, second-degree robbery, carrying a concealed firearm and other felony charges.
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UCSB freshman dies from injuries following balcony fall, family confirms

March 28, 2025 by

Elizabeth “Liz” Hamel died after suffering severe injuries due to an alleged balcony fall from an on-campus dorm hall in February, according to her family. 
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Suspect in Isla Vista bike path shooting arrested in Concord

March 21, 2025 by

Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Jackson Kyle Jue, a resident of Isla Vista. He was found 330 miles away, late Thursday night.
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Woman injured in Isla Vista shooting, suspect still at large

March 20, 2025 by

Near the Santa Ynez apartments last night, a woman suffered gunshot wounds in an armed robbery. The suspect evaded police and remains at-large.
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A week in UC News

March 6, 2025 by

UC Merced sees spike in application numbers The University of California had a slight decline overall in student applications according to preliminary application numbers for the fall 2025 term, but U...
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UC health clinicians, researchers, technicians lead two-day strike

March 1, 2025 by and

Joining over 20,000 workers across the system, UPTE CWA 9119 led a strike after accusing the university of bargaining their worker contracts in bad faith
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Students experience CalFresh delays en masse, county issues letters on compromised benefits

February 27, 2025 by

In January, 700 EBT cards from CalFresh were canceled by the county due to risks of their information being compromised, according to state information
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A week in UC News

February 27, 2025 by

LA County police gave contradictory accounts of their presence at the UCLA pro-Palestine encampment in spring and 20,000 workers across the UC go on strike
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