As UC Santa Barbara continues its celebration of the Class of 2022, several graduating seniors and one faculty member have earned special recognition for their contributions to undergraduate research. Chancellor Henry T. Yang and the UCSB Library have each announced their award winners for 2022.

The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence is Undergraduate Research has four student winners: Via Bleidner, a writing and literature major in the College of Creative Studies (CCS); Junyi Cheng, a CCS physics major; Aesha Parekh, a computer science major; and Carly Young, who majored in sociology.