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Rating “Rate My Professor”: exploring trends in UCSB professor ratings

August 28, 2022 by , and

In 2020, the quality of teaching, which had increased the year prior, begins to decrease while the difficulty reaches a peak, likely due to remote learning. 
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SB County: Positive Cases

Santa Barbara County Surges into High COVID-19 Transmission Level

July 24, 2022 by and

There are currently 1,033 active cases in the county, with six deaths reported within the week of July 8 and July 14.
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SB County: Positive Cases

Political Engagement Patterns of UCSB Professors

July 18, 2022 by , and

Political contributions from UCSB professors reaches a peak in 2020 at over $12,000 donations.
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Review of Associated Students 2021-22 Budget

April 9, 2022 by and

The budget funds the functions of all Senate and executive offices and a variety of boards, committees, commissions and other entities that support student life on campus.
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UCSB S.T.E.M. Departments Focus on Diversity and Inclusion in its Programs and Courses

February 17, 2022 by and

The number of Black students has gone from 503 students in 1997-98 to 967 students in 2021-22. The 2017-18 school year had 1,090 Black students the highest number since.
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Students Frustrated by Modified Unit Cap for Class Registration

February 10, 2022 by and

The policy also prevented all students from achieving full-time status — which requires a minimum enrollment of 12 units — until their second registration period.
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Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

January 13, 2022 by , and

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista. 
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On-Campus Bike Thefts Increase From Previous Years

November 7, 2021 by and

During the first month of fall quarter, there were 76 reported bike thefts on campus in the first 30 days after move-in weekend on Sept. 19.
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PRA Reveals Grading Trends From UCSB Over the Last Six Years

October 29, 2021 by

Compared to grades given before Spring Quarter 2020, 409 courses changed the percentage of A’s, B’s or C’s given out by more than 30 percentage points.
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California State Controller Publishes UC Employee Earnings

October 25, 2021 by

Five of the College of Engineering’s (CoE) six undergraduate academic departments made up the six departments at UCSB with the highest professor and lecturer average gross pay in 2020.
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Mold, Insects and Pests at UCSB

October 19, 2021 by

The top three listed pests specified in the requests were ants, with 1,732 reports; roaches, with 276 reports; and bed bugs, with 239 reports since 2016.
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Isla Vista’s COVID-19 Numbers Remain Low After Students Move Back for In-Person Instruction

October 14, 2021 by and

UCSB has reported 57 positive COVID-19 cases since Sept. 19. Three of these cases have been from UCSB employees, two from graduate students and the remaining 52 cases were from undergraduates.
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Annual UCPD Report Shows Increase in Burglaries, Motor Vehicle Threats in 2020

October 8, 2021 by

Burglary was the most common crime in 2020 with 36 cases, an increase of 18 cases from the previous year. Of the 18 additional cases, 17 occurred on campus but not in student housing.
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Fall Quarter Course Sizes and Waitlists

October 6, 2021 by

As for the first day of class, Sept. 23, every single department except for writing & literature (College of Creative Studies) had at least one course with students on the waitlist.
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Where Students Are From

September 23, 2021 by and

Of the 22,205 in-state students for the 2020-21 school year, the county with the highest number of students at UCSB is Los Angeles County with 5,670 students.
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