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September 19, 2020

$1.5 Million Donation Opens New Quantum Innovation Center at UCSB

By Suryan Bhatia

Named the Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation, the center is expanding upon the work of UCSB’s quantum science program.

September 16, 2020

UC Berkeley Police Captain Alex Yao Named as New UCSB Police Chief

By Katherine Swartz

Yao will replace UCSB’s Interim Police Chief James Brock in early fall quarter. 

September 16, 2020

UCSB Ranked No. 6 in Public Schools, No. 30 in Colleges Nationwide in 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking

By Max Abrams

The university jumped one spot in the public university category and four spots in the national university category compared to last year’s rankings.

September 10, 2020

UCSB Student Sues UCPD Chief of Police for Sexual Battery

By Katherine Swartz

As of September 2020, there are now seven active lawsuits filed against members of the UCSB UC Police Department (UCPD). 

September 3, 2020

Back on the Same Wavelength: KCSB Alumni Return To Host Radio Shows From Around the World

By Mariam Bagdady

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.

September 1, 2020

From the Computer’s Glow, FSSP Offers a Remote Freshmen Experience

By Yuriko Chavez

Health concerns have barred the program’s students from experiencing FSSP's usual format — in exchange for one behind a computer. 

August 31, 2020

Students and Parents Adjust Expectations for the First Day of Online College

By Asumi Shuda

With online classes and residence hall limitations, the university will not be welcoming students to campus with the normal celebrations.

August 29, 2020

UCSB Students Describe Their Path to Higher Education, Often Paved by Family’s Sacrifice

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Many students’ journeys to UCSB began not with themselves, but with their parents.  

August 29, 2020

Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

By Holly Rusch

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.

August 28, 2020

Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

By Max Abrams

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.

August 24, 2020

Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

By Chloe Kimmel

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.

August 22, 2020

The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

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.

August 5, 2020

UCSB Alum and Literary Partner Publish Mental Health-Focused Poetry Collection

By Alexandra Goldberg

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.

August 4, 2020

UCSB Professor Explores Race in the U.S. Through a South Asian Lens, in New Novel “Members Only”

By Suryan Bhatia

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.”

August 2, 2020

Amidst Partying in Isla Vista, UCSB Continues To Warn Students About Coronavirus Risks

By Holly Rusch

I.V.’s cramped living conditions, infamous for housing 10 or more people under the same roof, can make tracking the spread of coronavirus increasingly difficult. 

July 31, 2020

In an Unwavering Fight Against Brain Cancer, a Gaucho’s Legacy Shines Through

By Max Abrams

Several of Raul Garcia's friends spoke to the Nexus about the ways in which he brings joy to their lives and why their friendships with him are everlasting.