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UCSB Affiliates News

September 2025

Dear UCSB Affiliates,

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Shakespeare & Snacks event! It was a great opportunity to connect with friends and enjoy a fantastic performance of The Tempest by UCSB’s Naked Shakes student group. If you missed it, don't worry, you can still catch the final weekend of their 20th-anniversary celebration October 2nd - 4th on UCSB's Commencement Green.

Next up, get ready for a Day of Service with UCSB Alumni this Saturday, September 20th! The UCSB Affiliates will be partnering with Explore Ecology to lead a beach cleanup at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara.

Be sure to register here if you haven't already.

Stay tuned as we continue to highlight more opportunities to connect, learn, and explore all that UCSB and the greater Santa Barbara community has to offer. In the meantime, if you have any questions or ideas about future Affiliates events, email affiliates@ia.ucsb.edu.

We hope you enjoy the latest issue of the Affiliates Newsletter!

Until next time,

The UC Santa Barbara Affiliates Board

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UCSB Alumni Day of Service

Saturday, September 20, 2025
9AM - 12PM, Leadbetter Beach

This year the UCSB Affiliates will be partnering with Explore Ecology for a beach cleanup! A site captain will be there to provide instructions and all necessary supplies.

Register here

Highlights from Campus

Immerse yourself in the arts this September with these new exhibits opening on UCSB’s campus!

Beyond the Object: Selections from the Permanent Collection

September 13 - December 7
Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Beyond the Object brings together a range of artworks from the Art, Design & Architecture Museum’s holdings that engage with our lived environment beyond its constructed reality.

Learn more

Art of Science

September 22 - March 17
Library Learning Commons

The Art of Science competition at UCSB celebrates this shared spirit of innovation, transforming research into striking visual expressions. Each image in this exhibit is a testament to the imagination that drives discovery.

Learn more

Unyeilding Voices: Global Resistance & the Black Radical Tradition

September 29 - June 12
Library Special Research Collections

This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters Robinson, placing it in the global context of the Black radical tradition.

Learn more

News from UC Santa Barbara

Mesa Drive renamed in honor of Henry T. Yang

The new signage, approved by former UC President Michael Drake and the UCSB Academic Senate, will be installed the week of Sept. 15.

Read more about the renaming

Kelp forests are connected to local beach ecosystems

UCSB study highlights the connectivity between kelp forests and nearby beach ecosystems with implications for habitat conservation and recovery.

Read more about kelp forests

Town hall highlights impact of federal budget cuts on research

Budget cuts for science research were the topic of discussion at a meeting sponsored by the United Academic Workers local 4811 along with the campus, and featuring a visit by Rep. Salud Carbajal and comments from Vice Chancellor for Research Rachel Segalman.

Read more about the town hall

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