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UCSB awards majority A grades for fifth consecutive school year

September 6, 2024 by

From Summer 2023 through Spring 2024, 58.82% of course letter grades awarded were A grades.
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Decoding academic choices: Exploring popular double majors and minors at UCSB

July 26, 2024 by , and

At UC Santa Barbara there are 90 majors and 40 minors offered. For some students, their higher education experience can include the exploration of an additional major or minor. 
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IAC

From campus to capital: Insights into UCSB’s Investment Advisory Committee

June 2, 2024 by , , , and

The IAC manages an active portfolio worth over $200,000. The best-performing stock the IAC holds is NVIDIA with an unrealized return percentage of 37,744.43% and a realized percentage of 1,399.84%.
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Where’s our tuition going? A deep dive into A.S. budget allocation and student services

June 2, 2024 by , and

UCSB's undergraduates pay $237.29 in fees to Associated Students every quarter, and they are primarily used to fund A.S. departments, student organizations and student services.
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Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

May 23, 2024 by , , and

The nearly six-week strike by UC graduate student workers led to substantial wage increases while maintaining the number of teaching assistant-led classes.
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Degrees Conferred

UCSB academic departments have seen growth in undergraduate degrees conferred in recent years

May 16, 2024 by and

Communication, psychological & brain sciences, economics, biological sciences, statistics and data science and physics are among the top growing majors from 2013-14 to 2022-23.
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Degrees Conferred

Munching metrics: Mapping retail dining nutrition at UCSB

April 25, 2024 by , , and

The Nexus analyzed the top-10 most calorie-dense menu options at four retail dining restaurants located on the UCSB campus.
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Food insecurity amongst UCSB students

February 23, 2024 by , and

The Associated Students (A.S.) Food Bank and the Food Security and Basic Needs Advising Center at UCSB are working to reduce food insecurity.
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Bike racks
Bike racks

Navigating the bike-friendly campus: challenges and solutions at UCSB

February 16, 2024 by , and

The proportion of students biking to campus has decreased over the past decade. while the proportion of those walking increased.
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Play like a Gaucho: UCSB women athletes celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day

February 9, 2024 by and

Feb. 7, 2024 marked the 38th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. As of the 2023-2024 school year, 184 women athletes represent UCSB in the Big West and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
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ChatGPTAi

Learning and Large Language Models: Charting ChatGPT’s changes to curriculum

February 8, 2024 by , and

ChatGPT has been utilized at UC Santa Barbara for over a year, influencing teaching methods and academic curricula with its advanced text processing and generation abilities.
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From checkups to coverage: Understanding UCSB’s healthcare landscape

January 18, 2024 by and

UCSB’s Student Health Service logged a total of 49,197 student visits between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, and a majority of the students who visited were covered under UC SHIP.
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The best time to hit the books: Exploring occupancy trends in the UCSB Library

November 3, 2023 by and

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.
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UCSB baseball players reflect on their summer league experiences

October 5, 2023 by and

Four UCSB baseball players provided insight into their daily lives while playing summer league baseball.
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UCSB releases 2022-23 course grades

September 1, 2023 by

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.
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