UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

April 28, 2026

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Waverly Duck sits at his desk

Sociologist Waverly Duck tapped to lead prominent journal

For the first time in the journal’s history, a UCSB professor sits at the helm of Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, a flagship publication and the most widely read outside the discipline.

 

Read more about Duck’s work

A glitchy, pixelated image of William Shakespeare

New exhibition explores many lives of Shakespeare’s texts

”Infinite Variety: The Many Lives of Shakespeare’s Texts” traces a lineage from a single scrap of the Bard’s handwritten text to 21st-century digital media.

 

Read more about Infinite Variety

Shane Jimerson sits in his office

Professor Shane Jimerson wins national award for leadership in school psychology

Jimerson was honored with the 2026 Presidential Award for Distinguished Leadership and Contributions by the National Association of School Psychologists.

 

Read more about the honor

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▤ Featured Events

Kronos Quartet

Kronos Quartet

Saturday, May 2

The quartet presents a multisensory exploration of the histories of Indigenous, Gullah-Geechee and Chinese American communities in the United States through music.

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Carillon Recital: Junrui Liu

Sunday, May 3

The fifth-year computer science Ph.D. student performs a special solo recital on the Storke Tower Carillon.

A bowl of bibimbap

Bibimbap Cooking Workshop

Tuesday, May 5

Health & Wellness hosts a cooking event that draws on the rich Korean cuisine showcased in this year’s UCSB Reads book, “Crying in H-Mart.”

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