UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees elects new chair, adds new members
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Marc and Lynne Benioff gift the university $60 million to support ocean science research and solutions -
New fellowship covers graduate school costs for high-achieving, low-income and underserved students -
The return of UCSB Give Day was a resounding success -
Four alumni elected to join the UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees -
Campus teamed with local agencies to feed individuals in need amidst pandemic -
The campus raised more than $100 million in philanthropic gifts in fiscal year 2021; endowment hits new high -
Campus making progress on student housing development in partnership with philanthropist Charlie Munger -
Institute for Energy Efficiency settles into its state-of-the-art new home, the donor-funded Henley Hall -
The campus and Amazon team up on a new research initiative in machine learning and data science -
Donors join forces to establish a $1 million chair in Jain studies, within Department of Religious Studies -
The university again exceeds $100 million in philanthropic gifts for fiscal year 2019-20 -
Schmidt Environmental Solutions Fellows program receives additional funding to support student research -
Anonymous gift establishes Jules Zimmer Dean’s Chair in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education -
Betty Elings Wells gifts $500,000 to Promise Scholars program to support high-achieving, low-income students -
Benioff Ocean Initiative, Coca-Cola Foundation announce $11 million in funding to clean up rivers -
How the holidays bring out the better angels of our nature, according to evolutionary anthropology -
Five alumni join UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees; Betty Elings Wells named chairperson -
Gift establishes Creative Computing Initiative to train humanities students in programming, technical skills -
In a landmark year for fundraising, the campus receives $180 million in new gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2019 -
Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserves gets $1 million gift to support students, research, infrastructure -
Gift from Wendy Schmidt launches fellowship program to promote research aimed at solving environmental problems -
Major gift from alumnus John Arnhold and wife Jody Arnhold will propel Gaucho tennis programs -
With major gift for social science research, Louise and Stephen Pahl aim to foster interdisciplinary solutions -
Alumni, donors Kim and Jack Johnson help UC Santa Barbara break ground on its student farm, culminating years of effort -
UC Santa Barbara Foundation welcomes four new trustees for the 2018-19 academic year -
First public trail to open at North Campus Open Space, providing safer routes to schools and other destinations -
The Bentson Foundation secures future opportunities for outstanding students in marine science -
Gift from author T.A. Barron establishes endowed fund for environmental leadership in the humanities -
Campus reaches $100 million in fundraising for fourth straight year; receives more single donations than ever -
Professor Charles Bazerman endows a fellowship fund for continuing lecturers in the UCSB Writing Program -
Zegar Family Foundation gifts UCSB $1.04 million to address impacts of climate change through science -
Computer scientist Rich Wolski named to Duval Family Presidential Chair in Energy Efficiency -
UCSB Give Day 2018 raises more than $5.6 million in just 24 hours -
Adding lights to Uyesaka Stadium will enable night games, other enhancements to benefit student-athletes, campus, community -
UCSB’s second Give Day, a 24-hour digital fundraising event, will take place April 12 -
Betty Elings Wells’ major gift to the REEF will fund improvements and enhance educational outreach programs -
UC Santa Barbara announces Dangermond Endowed Chair in Conservation Studies -
Jody and John Arnhold ‘75 endow a production fund for UCSB theater and dance, securing its programs for generations to come -
UC Santa Barbara Foundation welcomes four new trustees; alumnus Richard Breaux takes seat as board chair -
Philanthropist George Holbrook safeguards graduate research fellowships at the Institute for Energy Efficiency -
UC Santa Barbara reaches $100 million in fundraising in fiscal year 2017 -
Benioff Ocean Initiative announces first project, commits $1.5 million to finding solutions to whale deaths caused by vessel collisions -
NCEAS sees global progress with ongoing research collaboration, Science for Nature and People Partnership -
A gift from Linda Duttenhaver and Morton La Kretz will further research and teaching at Sedgwick Reserve -
UCSB’s renovated faculty club, now The Club & Guest House, is open for business -
UCSB’s Marine Science Institute partners with global leaders at World Economic Forum to translate ocean research into action -
$1 million gift to UCSB creates a high-level postdoctoral fellowship in fundamental physics -
UC Santa Barbara Foundation welcomes three new trustees for the 2016-2017 academic year -
UCSB’s SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind blurs the boundaries between disciplines to illuminate the mind -
UC Santa Barbara marks its second-best year ever for fundraising in fiscal year 2016 -
With a $10 million gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff, UCSB launches the Benioff Ocean Initiative to study and solve ocean issues -
Vast archive of famed architectural illustrator Carlos Diniz is now housed at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum -
UCSB and new interactive science museum MOXI partner to engage the public in science, technology, engineering, arts and math -
Gift from the TomKat Foundation, established by Tom Steyer and Kathryn Taylor, launches Carbon Neutrality Project led by UCSB -
UCSB Sustainability’s The Green Initiative Fund supports campus environmental projects -
By embracing social media and other digital tools, the inaugural UCSB Give Day launches a new era of fundraising for campus -
Two Gaucho alumni are the newest trustees of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation -
The Kate and Paul Page Research and Learning Center at SNARL is now open for business; namesake donors helped conceive the project -
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger makes a $65 million gift — the largest donation in campus history — to UC Santa Barbara -
Endowment launched by Vernon Cheadle's family will safeguard his legacy by supporting operations that holds his botanic collections
