Dean's Fund for Excellence

This fund supports community building and experiential learning for students in all nine majors, including summer research fellowships to undertake original research, creative projects, and entrepreneurial endeavors under the close mentorship of esteemed faculty.

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UCSB Green Campus; Photo Credit: Matt Perko; alt text: a photograph of campus, featuring a green lawn, lecture halls, and mountains

Five CCS students, three alumni, among 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients

collage of four UCSB students

Four UC Santa Barbara undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars

Meet 2026 CCS Commencement Speaker Dr. Ronald D. Vale ’80 (CCS Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry)

CCS class photo: students laying and standing in front of yellow CCS building. Photo edited with text overlay reading: Thank You - UCSB Give Day 04.09.26

With Gratitude: CCS Exceeds Its Give Day Goal

A concert photo of Switch-Ensemble playing instruments to a crowd, illuminated by blue stage lights

[Switch〜Ensemble] Concert: Presented by CCS Music Composition

Event

May
23

CCS Non-Academic Lecture Series. alt text: a pink and orange flyer featuring dancing silhouettes, musical notes, and an abstract dancing girl

CCS Non-Academic Lecture Series

Event

May
27

Metamorphosis: A Senior Exhibition by Samantha Wilkinson '26 (CCS Art); alt text: a young woman with red lipstick poses in front of a large-scale portrait of a figurative work

Metamorphosis: A Senior Exhibition by Samantha Wilkinson '26 (CCS Art)

Event

May
27

Sound Transformed: A Senior Recital by Cameron Kennedy '26 (CCS Music Composition); alt text: a blue flyer with a black stereo playing musical notes

Sound Transformed: A Senior Recital by Cameron Kennedy '26 (CCS Music Composition)

Event

May
29