Set to graduate 6,893 students for 2020-2021, campus hosts Grad Walk and virtual commencement with Oprah Winfrey
COVID-19
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Campus to hold weekly Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine clinics through the end of spring quarter -
The 2021 Rupe Conference will focus on communicating about COVID-19 -
Proposed policy would require COVID-19 vaccinations for students and employees seeking access to any UC campus facilities -
The campus will make its vaccination facilities available to the Veterans Administration for two vaccine clinics -
The global studies department hosts talk featuring social scientist Anthony Giddens on the future of post-pandemic work -
Researchers urge a closer examination of sunlight’s efficacy in inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus -
UC Santa Barbara Library to partially reopen some study spaces on a reservation-only basis -
Online discussion with campus experts explores the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines and other interventions -
Dogs’ highly evolved noses can rapidly detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus -
Reimagining Instruction for the Student Experience seminar for faculty sets stage for rigorous learning, at a distance -
Medical and microbiology experts discuss the science behind the current COVID-19 vaccines
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Yangying Zhu receives a National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award to pursue phase-change research -
Researchers uncover evidence that UV radiation from sunlight reduces COVID-19 transmission -
Policymakers' COVID-related fiscal actions result in a projected windfall, but an operating deficit looms -
Research shows typical seafood distribution in the United States dropped sharply at the start of the global pandemic -
Campus to participate in smartphone exposure notification system pilot program aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 -
Faculty and staff in the physics department configure a sophomore lab course to work via remote control -
Graduate Division to host symposium on student research projects on COVID-19 and its impacts -
Economic Forecast Project webinar examines the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impacts to housing, jobs, and small business -
Thanks to a bit of ingenuity, collaboration continues unabated at the university’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics -
Economic Forecast Project webinar touches on Santa Barbara County home sales -
Researchers uncover early results about an existing tuberculosis vaccine hypothesized to help against the coronavirus -
Surveillance study reveals how COVID-19 can travel silently through a community via asymptomatic carriers -
UCPD officers distribute free washable face coverings in Isla Vista -
Work and business spaces are shifting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic -
In compliance with a new order from Santa Barbara County Public Health, UC Santa Barbara will close campus beaches and adjacent parking lots from Friday, Sep. 4, through Sunday, Sep. 7.
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Mathematicians describe the interplay between COVID transmission and air circulation -
Economic Forecast Project webinar presents updates on health and economy after months of COVID-19 -
A countywide task force is focused on the experiences and concerns of migrant and marginalized communities during the pandemic -
Researchers discover a new window into societal behavior during the pandemic through seismographic noise -
Identifying areas of increased food insecurity, researchers help coordinate humanitarian aid amid the pandemic -
A UCSB doctoral candidate who has studied mental health amid the pandemic offers insights into coping strategies -
Materials scientists work on the semiconductors that could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, PPE -
Scholars organize a series of webinars that address the plight of front-line workers amid the pandemic -
With strict safety protocols and modifications, research operations gradually resume after COVID-19 cessation -
Researchers receive funding to improve COVID-19 models -
UC Santa Barbara to recognize 6,793 graduates for 2019-2020 academic year online -
New initiatives offer resources and support for students and instructors adjusting to remote education -
Researchers are developing methods to monitor the COVID-19 virus through the community’s wastewater -
Anthropologists, physicians and tribal leaders develop a strategy for mitigating COVID-19 among the Tsimane in Bolivia -
Economic Forecast Project highlights local business’ efforts to reopen as some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted -
Scholars’ national survey finds COVID-19 crisis hitting low-income Americans harder -
UC Santa Barbara professors get creative when faced with the limitations of remote instruction -
Students join together to recreate the campus in Minecraft -
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, faculty, staff and students are stepping up to help -
Scientists develop a faster, less expensive COVID-19 test that can be deployed in the field -
As pollution levels drop worldwide amid stay-at-home orders, researchers consider what this might mean for the future -
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education chronicles life amid the pandemic -
A communication scholar explores the use of entertainment media as therapy for stress, anxiety and hopelessness -
UC Santa Barbara’s IT departments step up to ensure the campus community continues to function -
Seminar series examines the COVID-19 crisis from multiple perspectives -
Scientists explore different strategies to remain productive as COVID-19 disrupts normal campus activities -
Lost jobs and lost revenue dominate the South Coast tourism sector, according to Economic Forecast Project webinar -
With most UC Santa Barbara employees now working remotely in accordance with California’s stay-at-home order, beloved campus feline Big Boy is following suit.
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Theater and dance staff members use lockdown time to make face coverings for health care workers -
Ultraviolet LEDs prove effective in eliminating coronavirus from surfaces and, potentially, air and water -
Art, Design & Architecture Museum takes its galleries online during the coronavirus lockdown -
Computer science student builds a website to track the epidemiology of COVID-19 -
Arts & Lectures steps up with a digital culture series featuring new and archived content -
Scholar Benjamin Cohen says Covid-19 crisis has U.S. economy ‘on the edge of a precipice’ -
Health officials recommend cloth face coverings for all to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus -
The acclaimed LAUNCH PAD program will stage a virtual reading of the comedy “Fortunes” via Zoom -
Scientists provide essential COVID-19 testing supplies to Cottage Health System -
Researchers begin 3D-printing protective gear to aid local medical facilities -
Researchers who have studied xenophobic reactions to disease outbreaks consider society’s response to COVID-19 -
March 13, 2020
TO: All Staff
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Chancellor announces proactive steps including transition to remote instruction
