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UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Multiple Burglaries and Break-Ins on Campus Property

September 23, 2020 by

UCPD is currently investigating these crimes. Anyone with more information can contact the department at (805) 893-3446.
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$1.5 Million Donation Opens New Quantum Innovation Center at UCSB

September 19, 2020 by

Named the Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation, the center is expanding upon the work of UCSB’s quantum science program.
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UC Berkeley Police Captain Alex Yao Named as New UCSB Police Chief

September 16, 2020 by

Yao will replace UCSB’s Interim Police Chief James Brock in early fall quarter. 
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UCSB Ranked No. 6 in Public Schools, No. 30 in Colleges Nationwide in 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking

September 16, 2020 by

The university jumped one spot in the public university category and four spots in the national university category compared to last year’s rankings.
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UCSB Student Sues UCPD Chief of Police for Sexual Battery

September 10, 2020 by

As of September 2020, there are now seven active lawsuits filed against members of the UCSB UC Police Department (UCPD). 
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Back on the Same Wavelength: KCSB Alumni Return To Host Radio Shows From Around the World

September 3, 2020 by

When the coronavirus pandemic forced KCSB-FM to move its operations online in late March, the show didn’t stop. In fact, it got more creative.
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From the Computer’s Glow, FSSP Offers a Remote Freshmen Experience

September 1, 2020 by

Health concerns have barred the program’s students from experiencing FSSP's usual format — in exchange for one behind a computer. 
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Students and Parents Adjust Expectations for the First Day of Online College

August 31, 2020 by

With online classes and residence hall limitations, the university will not be welcoming students to campus with the normal celebrations.
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UCSB Students Describe Their Path to Higher Education, Often Paved by Family’s Sacrifice

August 29, 2020 by and

Many students’ journeys to UCSB began not with themselves, but with their parents.  
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Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

August 29, 2020 by

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.
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Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

August 28, 2020 by

The new mandate anticipates additional spikes in COVID-19 cases in the community, come fall, and an increased strain on UCSB’s — and the rest of the UC campuses’ — medical systems.
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Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

August 24, 2020 by

During the 2020-2021 academic year, it is expected that the Academic Senate will likely re-evaluate priority registration for all eligible UCSB students who currently receive it.
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The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

August 22, 2020 by , , , and

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.
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UCSB Alum and Literary Partner Publish Mental Health-Focused Poetry Collection

August 5, 2020 by

The poetry collection takes readers through the ups and downs of heartbreak, loss and letting go with the intent to shine light on mental health struggles.
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UCSB Professor Explores Race in the U.S. Through a South Asian Lens, in New Novel “Members Only”

August 4, 2020 by

Pandya said his initial ideas for the novel began in 2016, a year he published his first collection, “The Blind Writer: Stories and a Novella.”
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