Dear UCSB Affiliates,
Welcome to Winter Quarter 2025! We’ve got some great events to kick start the new year and connect with the UCSB Affiliates.
Join us for a thought-provoking Profs at the Pub on Thursday, January 30th, 5:30pm at SB Cider Co. Professor David Valentine will discuss his atypical approach to science, of using environmental disasters as a leverage point to make basic science relevant. He will (briefly) discuss his interests in fundamental questions about microbes, chemicals and the environment, and then expand to consider a series of disasters/catastrophes that have informed his research. Hosted by UCSB Alumni Affairs and UCSB Affiliates and open to all—see full details here.
In the meantime, enjoy the latest issue of the Affiliates newsletter!
Best,
The UC Santa Barbara Affiliates Board
