To fund or not to fund: UCSB’s competitive research environment
UCSB receives plenty of research funding, but there is a skewed distribution of research funds among UCSB academic departments.
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UCSB receives plenty of research funding, but there is a skewed distribution of research funds among UCSB academic departments.
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A look into the different ways people around the world celebrate Diwali.
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A look into the history of crowds and crime during Halloween weekend in Isla Vista and the consequent deterrents and restrictions put in place.
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Crimes rose across the UC campuses and the UCSB police arrested a higher rate of people than other campuses over the years.
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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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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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Political contributions from UCSB professors reaches a peak in 2020 at over $12,000 donations.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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