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October 2025

Dear UCSB Affiliates,

Fall has arrived in Santa Barbara, marking the beginning of a new academic year at UCSB! Our beachside campus is once again buzzing with the energy of students, faculty, and staff mingling and gearing up for the year ahead. The UCSB Affiliates are excited to welcome everyone back and will be kicking off the school year with a slate of fun, community-centered events.

Tonight is the first Profs at the Pub of the season! Unlock your curiosity and join us rain or shine for the Science Behind Wonder presented by Dr. Madeleine Gross. Dr. Gross, a psychological researcher at UC Santa Barbara, has been researching practical strategies to help adults boost their capacity to make ordinary experiences more curiosity-provoking. She will discuss the four core principles behind her approach and explore how small shifts in mindset, attention, and perspective can make the mundane feel a bit more magical.

Take a look below as the Affiliates highlight more opportunities to connect, learn, and explore all that UCSB and the greater Santa Barbara community have to offer.

Get in Touch! Do you have questions or ideas for future Affiliates events? Please email us directly at affiliates@ia.ucsb.edu.

See you this evening!

The UC Santa Barbara Affiliates Board

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Profs at the Pub: The Science Behind Wonder

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
6:30PM, Figeruoa Mountain Brewing

Join us for an evening of curiosity and discovery with Dr. Madeleine Gross as we explore the science behind wonder.

Register here

Wild & Free Film Festival Launch Party!

Saturday, October 18, 2025
5:30PM, Eilings Park

Celebrate the launch of the new Wild & Free Film Festival with a showing of The Goonies and swing by the UCSB Affiliates booth.

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Profs at the Pub: The Mysteries of Creativity

Friday, November 7, 2025
6:30PM, Captain Fatty's Brewing

Professor Sameer Pandya will explore the several different influences that shaped the writing of his new novel, Our Beautiful Boys.

Register here

Santa Barbara Half Marathon

Sunday, November 9, 2025
7:00AM, Santa Barbara, CA

Lace up your running shoes and join the excitement at the Santa Barbara Half Marathon! After crossing the finish line, celebrate your achievement by swinging by the UCSB tent at the Finish Line Festival.

Learn more

News from UC Santa Barbara

UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

Selected for the honor alongside UC Berkeley physicist and former advisor John Clarke, they were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, “revealed quantum physics in action.”

Read more about the laureates

UCSB praised for excellence, access and value in national rankings

Recent rankings uphold UC Santa Barbara’s status as a leading university across a range of categories.

Read more about the national rankings

New University Librarian Todd Grappone leads from the intersection of learning resources and cutting-edge technology

Before arriving at UCSB this summer, Grappone held leadership positions at UCLA Library for 15 years, responsible for management, policy and planning across multiple departments.

Read more about Grappone

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