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Matt Perko
“My favorite spot on campus is Campus Point. My kids learned how to surf there, and that is where I surf as well as my husband. It is an important place for me because my kids have spent so much of their life down there.” —Jennifer Ja Birchim

From rental listings to dispute resolution, housing officer Jennifer Ja Birchim focuses on student support

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California NanoSystems Institute’s new mentor-in-residence is ready to assist campus entrepreneurs, innovators and startups
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Cynthia De La Rosa

In pursuit of racial justice, by way of teaching, research and mentoring
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Sonia Fernandez
Student Health Services' Pharmacy Director Randy Lina

New Student Health pharmacy location to provide better access to students
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A space for wellbeing, contemplation and local artistry
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Elena Zhukova
UC Santa Barbara students attend a lecture in the Interactive Learning Pavilion

‘Sharing knowledge across communities to improve lives around the world’
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UCSB Reads selects “Your Brain on Art” for its 18th season
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Hamzah Baig, Marcell Cadney, Marissa Gionet-Gonzales, Julio Orellana and Tessa Cookmeyer

Meet the fellows: UC President’s and Chancellor’s postdoctoral fellows begin new award year
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The campus teams with students, neighbors and local agencies to ensure another laid back Halloween
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Working toward a clean energy future, the university launches a campus decarbonization study
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For the seventh year straight, UC Santa Barbara is named Best Place to Work
UC Santa Barbara Convocation 2023/2024
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Matt Perko

Welcome, Gauchos!
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Elena Zhukova

From impact to academics to outcomes, UC Santa Barbara ranks among the nation’s top universities
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