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October 28, 2025

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Tikal in Guatemala

Why Classic Maya cities rose and fell

The forces that precipitated the rise and fall of ancient urban centers echo in today’s urban challenges.

 

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Suzanne Jill Levine on a beach

New memoir explores the art of translation and Latin American literature

In her new book, "Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memoir” Suzanne Jill Levine examines Latin America’s Boom literary culture while reflecting on her own experiences as a translator during that era.

 

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Pipettes and vials in a lab

New UCSB biofoundry to accelerate discoveries in biotechnology and biomanufacturing

Their work could fuel breakthroughs in biomanufacturing, climate solutions and the development of novel products, underscoring UCSB’s longtime leadership in translating research into real-world impact.

 

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Day of the Dead ofrenda

Day of the Dead

Wednesday, October 29

A short presentation and ofrenda at a Día de los Muertos altar created by UCSB students will be held in celebration of the holiday. 

Sutra onstage

Arts & Lectures presents Sutra

Wednesday, October 29

Contemporary dance and ancient martial arts meet in this collaboration between choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, sculptor Antony Gormley, composer Szymon Brzóska, and 20 Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan Province.

A globe made up of faces

Global Resistance and the Black Radical Tradition

Through June 12, 2026

An 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.

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