Data

The data journalism blog by the Daily Nexus.

January 18, 2024

Data sheds light on what COVID-19 is like for inmates at CDCR institutions

By Nicole Xu, Collin Tran, Sophia Zhu

Due to the recent continuous drop in COVID-19 cases in CDCR institutions and the high vaccination rates among the population throughout the state’s prisons, their reopening guidelines have loosened.

November 3, 2023

The best time to hit the books: Exploring occupancy trends in the UCSB Library

By Grace Nunnelley, Julia Ong

Visitors primarily frequent UC Santa Barbara's Davidson Library during weekday afternoons. There are relatively few visitors between the hours of 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. and on Friday and Saturday nights.

November 2, 2023

Isla Vista law enforcement response in October 2023, summarized

By Asumi Shuda

The data was obtained from the October 2023 Arrest Log folder that is provided by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Crime Analyst Elisabeth Nybo.

October 5, 2023

UCSB baseball players reflect on their summer league experiences

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Michelle Tekawy

Four UCSB baseball players provided insight into their daily lives while playing summer league baseball.

September 1, 2023

UCSB releases 2022-23 course grades

By Siddharth Chattoraj

58.34% of course letter grades awarded were A’s, according to data obtained by the Nexus from the UC Santa Barbara Office of the Registrar via a Public Records Act Request.

August 31, 2023

Isla Vista law enforcement response from June to August, summarized

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

The Nexus found that 215 crimes were reported to the UCPD from June 9 to Aug. 9.

August 31, 2023

UC and UCSB announce, reflect on fall 2023 undergraduate admission rates

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

The fall 2023 freshmen undergraduate class is the largest number of underrepresented students in UC history, the press release claimed.

August 11, 2023

Studying abroad at UCSB: Trends across countries, majors and a pandemic

By Tracy Sun, Ryan Sevilla

Since it was established in 1962, the UC Santa Barbara Education Abroad Program (EAP) has grown to over 170 programs that span across over 40 countries.

August 7, 2023

Changing directions: Experiences of UCSB transfer student athletes

By Michelle Tekawy

Five transfer athletes and UCSB's Deputy Athletics Director spoke about the lives and experiences of athletes who switch schools to play for UCSB.

July 12, 2023

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Daily Nexus

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Pricila Flores

Three years after the creation of the Diversity and Inclusion task force, here is how we have honored DEI.

June 1, 2023

Flex your schedule: The best time to hit the Recreation Center

By Jake Jensema

The Recreation Center is typically less crowded on weekdays in the early morning and late night and on weekends. People tend to visit on weekdays in the late afternoon and early evening.

May 25, 2023

Beyond Stereotypes: Explaining the push behind Asian Americans in S.T.E.M.

By Angelina Song, Faye Vuong

Among majors with the highest percentage of Asian Americans, many S.T.E.M. majors such as microbiology, computer science, computer engineering, biochemistry, and molecular biology dominate the list.

April 20, 2023

Tracing cultural, geographical, racial roots of cannabis

By Angelina Song, Jake Jensema

Western California counties have the largest amount of total cannabis sales, while a few eastern California counties have the highest per capita cannabis sales.

March 9, 2023

From Sinzenich to Santa Barbara, Leroy Zeller’s international student-athlete journey

By Lucas Webster

Leroy Zeller led the UCSB men's soccer team to a conference final this past season and won Co-Goalkeeper of the Year of the Big West Conference.

February 16, 2023

Keeping up with the UC labor strike: a UCSB social media sentiment analysis

By Samantha Su, Siddharth Chattoraj, Adil Ahmed

The Daily Nexus Data Team analyzed the sentiment of social media discussions about the UC labor strike at UCSB. The sentiment was mixed across Discord, Reddit and Twitter.