SB County

September 6, 2025

From fast fashion to thrift finds, students define campus fashion

By Grace Mundaden

Through Google Trends, the Nexus analyzed fashion trends from five towns near large public universities across the United States.

February 20, 2025

Coastal erosion across Santa Barbara and impact on UCSB

By Luke Crossley, Aditi Khanna, Shani Habte

The sea level is projected to rise by 100 to 300 centimeters by 2100.

November 7, 2024

Santa Barbara County works to expand Medi-Cal services

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Lance Sanchez, Anna Calkins

Santa Barbara County served 161,827 individuals and 81,580 families during September 2024 through Medi-Cal and is working to continue expanding coverage.

September 6, 2024

Santa Barbara County and Basic Needs amplify CalFresh enrollment efforts

By Siddharth Chattoraj

By offering application support and expanding eligibility, the County and Basic Needs aim to help more people access essential nutritional benefits.

April 11, 2024

Unveiling the climate crisis in Santa Barbara

By Kacie Chong

Santa Barbara has warmed by 2.3 degrees Celsius since 1895.. Efforts to reduce emissions saw an increase by 14% despite the City Council's goal of carbon neutrality by 2035.

January 18, 2024

Data sheds light on what COVID-19 is like for inmates at CDCR institutions

By Nicole Xu, Collin Tran, Sophia Zhu

Due to the recent continuous drop in COVID-19 cases in CDCR institutions and the high vaccination rates among the population throughout the state’s prisons, their reopening guidelines have loosened.

August 31, 2023

Isla Vista law enforcement response from June to August, summarized

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

The Nexus found that 215 crimes were reported to the UCPD from June 9 to Aug. 9.

August 31, 2023

UC and UCSB announce, reflect on fall 2023 undergraduate admission rates

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

The fall 2023 freshmen undergraduate class is the largest number of underrepresented students in UC history, the press release claimed.

May 25, 2023

Beyond Stereotypes: Explaining the push behind Asian Americans in S.T.E.M.

By Angelina Song, Faye Vuong

Among majors with the highest percentage of Asian Americans, many S.T.E.M. majors such as microbiology, computer science, computer engineering, biochemistry, and molecular biology dominate the list.

March 9, 2023

From Sinzenich to Santa Barbara, Leroy Zeller’s international student-athlete journey

By Lucas Webster

Leroy Zeller led the UCSB men's soccer team to a conference final this past season and won Co-Goalkeeper of the Year of the Big West Conference.

February 16, 2023

Keeping up with the UC labor strike: a UCSB social media sentiment analysis

By Samantha Su, Siddharth Chattoraj, Adil Ahmed

The Daily Nexus Data Team analyzed the sentiment of social media discussions about the UC labor strike at UCSB. The sentiment was mixed across Discord, Reddit and Twitter.

October 27, 2022

Diwali Across the Globe

By Siddharth Chattoraj

A look into the different ways people around the world celebrate Diwali.

October 27, 2022

Halloween in Isla Vista

By Siddharth Chattoraj

A look into the history of crowds and crime during Halloween weekend in Isla Vista and the consequent deterrents and restrictions put in place.

October 8, 2022

Nexus explained: UC campus crime data from 2008-2016

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Christy Yu

Crimes rose across the UC campuses and the UCSB police arrested a higher rate of people than other campuses over the years.

July 24, 2022

Santa Barbara County Surges into High COVID-19 Transmission Level

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

There are currently 1,033 active cases in the county, with six deaths reported within the week of July 8 and July 14.

January 13, 2022

Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph, Stella Jia

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista.