UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

April 14, 2026

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Torn images of people in suits speaking at podiums

How information disorder shapes global politics

In a media environment where creating content and spreading false or misleading material is easy, perception is everything. Political scientist Julia Morse examines how these dynamics play out in the international arena.

 

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Shana Moulton in her studio

Artist Shana Moulton to speak at Humanities Decanted

The art professor brings her surreal, hyper-saturated vision of wellness and everyday life to campus as part of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center series.

 

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Kaylee Laub onstage at the 2026 Grad Slam

Innovative environmental education earns top honors at 2026 Grad Slam

Graduate student Kaylee Laub won the championship event, held at Campbell Hall on April 9, and will represent UCSB at the systemwide competition.

 

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Jim Kearney

Shakespeare’s Experiential Ethics

Tuesday, April 14

Professor Jim Kearney discusses the ways that Shakespearean theater invites its audiences to be entertained by the vicarious experience of the ethical.

Softball player at bat

Softball vs CSUN

Saturday, April 18

The Gauchos take on the Matadors at Campus Diamond.

Martín Espada

Martín Espada

Wednesday, April 29

The winner of the 2021 National Book Award for poetry confronts injustice with unflinching power and reaffirms poetry’s ability to bear witness.

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