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WEBOct 3, 2024 · Professor Denise Montell wins second NIH Pioneer Award, receiving $5.5 million for immune therapy research. October 7, 2024.
University progresses on development plans to expand student …
WEBFebruary 22, 2024. University progresses on development plans to expand student housing. UCSB Staff. With a goal to expand residential housing for students, UC Santa Barbara continues to advance on a development plan that will create 3,500 new student beds on the main campus, in accordance with the targets highlighted in the university’s 2010 ...
From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks …
WEBSep 18, 2023 · In student outcomes and academics. In affordability and social mobility. For return on investment. For overall excellence. In multiple rankings across an array of metrics, UC Santa Barbara continues to place in the upper echelons of higher education.
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WEBSeptember 30, 2024. Scientists use drones to track white sharks along California beaches. September 26, 2024. Dead coral skeletons hinder reef regeneration by sheltering seaweed. September 25, 2024. Federal broadband subsidies boosted rural internet, but service faded once funding ended, researchers find. September 18, 2024.
SciTrek, UCSB’s largest education outreach program, garners new …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Reaching students earlier. In 2010, Feldwinn and biochemistry professor Norbert Reich had an idea: Get enthusiastic undergraduate volunteers to lead hands-on learning experiences in K-12 classrooms. Now entering its 14th year, the SciTrek outreach program is set to expand its scope and offerings. Spearheaded by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal, a nearly $1 million grant directly from ...
UC Santa Barbara to lead NSF-funded research institute for next …
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Vigna and UC Santa Barbara colleagues Chris Kruegel, João Hespanha and Ambuj Singh will be joined by more than 20 collaborators from UC Berkeley, Purdue University, Georgia Tech, The University of Chicago, University of Washington, University of Illinois Chicago, Rutgers, Norfolk State University, University of Illinois and …
On a Rankings Roll - The Current
WEBSep 11, 2022 · The magazine’s complete rankings for 2022-2023 are now online. UC Santa Barbara continues to earn high marks in other national, and even international, university rankings. Forbes’ annual list of America’s Top Colleges has UC Santa Barbara at No. 13 among public universities and at No. 39 overall. The 2022 Academic Ranking of World ...
Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Nora Drake. Five UC Santa Barbara undergraduate students have been named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholars, a record number for the campus in an unprecedented year in which every UCSB student who was nominated received a scholarship. Established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater, the scholarships are designed to foster and ...
‘Outsized Impact’ - The Current
WEBOct 19, 2021 · Their generosity made an outsized impact in a difficult year.”. UC Santa Barbara received 25 leadership level gifts of $1 million or more in the last fiscal year, altogether exceeding $49 million and accounting for almost 50% of total funds raised. These included two foundation gifts of $5 million or more and several $1 million-plus gifts in ...