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Judy Chu Becomes 1st Chinese American Woman in Congress
Judy Chu recently became the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress.

Former UCSB Faculty Member Passes Away
Founding faculty member of the College of Creative Studies, Alan Archer Stephens, passed away on July 21.

UCSB Climbs National Rankings
UCSB was recently ranked number 11 in the list of “Top 50 Public National Universities” and number 42 in “Best National Universities,” according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual assessment of America's top universities.

UCSB Athletics Sport New Logo
The Gaucho will take on a new look this fall, with a revised logo featured on uniforms and fan wear.

UCSB Receives Energy Research Grants
The Department of Energy awarded UCSB $19M for an Energy Frontier Research Center to facilitate research on solar energy conversion.

Alumni Astronaut Launches into Space

Jose Hernandez ’86 rocketed into space aboard NASA’s Discovery shuttle on a mission to the International Space Station.

Scientists Propose Antarctic Location For 'Missing' Ice Sheet
New research by scientists at UCSB indicates a possible location in Antarctica for ice that appeared to be missing at a specific point in climate history 34 million years ago.

2009 Santa Barbara International Marathon
The Select Staffing Santa Barbara International Marathon will take place Dec. 6, 2009.

UCSB Ranked in Top 30
UCSB has been ranked number 21 in a list of the Top 30 National Universities by Washington Monthly magazine.

Religious Studies to Offer New Languages
Beginning this fall, the Department of Religious Studies will offer lnew anguage classes in Pashto, Turkish and Persian.