UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events

May 12, 2026

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Jia-Ching Chen

Global studies professor wins Fulbright to study energy geopolitics in Taiwan

Jia-Ching Chen will spend a year in Taiwan on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to study geopolitical intersections of energy transition and environmental governance.

 

Read more about Chen's research

A whale's tale breaches the ocean surface with a large ship on the horizon

Global workshop focuses on protecting whales from ship strikes

Insights from a recently held global collaboration studying fatal whale-vessel strikes are poised to strengthen protections for the magnificent creatures around the world. 

 

Read more about the workshop

Melinda Lopez and Risa Braining

Time to roll up your yoga mat and take a stand

Opening Wednesday, May 13, a new ‘LAUNCH PAD’ preview production at UCSB explores the question of what constitutes activism.

 

Read more about “Standing Still”

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▤ Featured Events

Rea Tajiri

Connectivity: An Evening with Rea Tajiri

Tuesday, May 12

The filmmaker joins Kelsey Moore of film and media studies for discussion of her work on ancestral time and the Japanese American experience.

A microphone

Undergraduate Research Slam

Thursday, May 14

Students from diverse disciplines condense their research and insights into three-minute presentations. 

Gauchos #26 at bat

Baseball vs UC Riverside

Thursday, May 14

The Gauchos take on the Highlanders at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

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