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U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 “Best Colleges” guide ranks UCSB number 8 among all public universities. Learn more about our accomplishments.
UCSB students participate in over 500 student organizations, volunteer in the local community and stay active in a vibrant campus environment. Learn more about life at UCSB.
UCSB’s renowned faculty includes six winners of Nobel Prizes for landmark research in chemistry, physics and economics. Learn more about our Nobel laureates.
Campus News
Ready, Set, Go
UCSB's annual commencement exercises to celebrate 5,770 graduates for 2016–2017. Read more about Ready, Set, Go
Role Models
Paper co–authored by UCSB researcher finds gender stereotyping of jobs disadvantages both women and men. Read more about Role Models
Dream School
UCSB ranks among the top five colleges and universities in the country based on economic diversity, affordability and financial assistance. Read more about Dream School
Why Antibiotics Fail
UCSB biologists correct a flaw in the way bacterial susceptibility to these drugs is tested. Read more about Why Antibiotics Fail
Events
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
May 26-June 4, 2017
Hatlen Theater
The Department of Theater and Dance stages the Bertolt Brecht play about a woman who sacrifices her happiness and dignity for the sake of an abandoned child she takes as her own.
Gamelan Ensemble
June 4, 2017
Karl Geiringer Hall
The UCSB ensemble teams with its community-based counterpart, Gamelan Sinar Surya, in a performance directed by Richard North.
Past is Prologue
Through June 4, 2017
Art, Design & Architecture Museum
The final days of the 2017 MFA Graduate Exhibition, with works reflecting a diversity of approaches and interests in a broad range of methods and media.