UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

November 6, 2025

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The smiling eyes of an elderly man from the cover of Gurven's book,

Michael Gurven reframes aging as evolutionary success

In his new book, the anthropologist redefines aging as an evolutionary achievement, challenging a youth-obsessed culture to see the later decades of life as vital to our collective survival. 

 

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Breaking new ground in algorithmic theory

With a new NSF award, professor Daniel Lokshtanov is redefining the limits of computation — and paving the way for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and algorithmic design.

 

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Two posters advertising Broadway shows starring Liza Minnelli

A history of Broadway musicals, in posters

The exhibition at the Library is drawn from the collection of theater producer and scholar Richard Norton, who is in the process of cataloguing and turning over his archive of theater memorabilia to the campus.

 

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Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill

Thursday, November 6

The civil rights lawyer shares insights on the 14th Amendment and citizenship, the importance of local civic engagement and the role of higher education in carrying forward the democracy project.

Parents sit with their Gaucho outside the UCen

Parents & Family Weekend

November 7-8

All UCSB parents and families are welcome to spend the weekend with their student, meet other Gaucho families and immerse themselves in the campus lifestyle and academic community.

A mural from the Afro-Diasporic Voices event

Afro-Diasporic Voices

November 13-14

Scholars, policymakers and cultural leaders from Latin America gather to examine how Afro-descendant communities across the region shape narratives of culture, belonging and resistance.

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