Dear Affiliates,
A big THANK YOU to everyone that came out to our Profs at the Pub this past Monday. We had an incredibly engaged crowd for Dr. Dudney’s fascinating research on ecosystem resilience. Check out the Landscapes of Change Lab website to learn more about her research!
Looking ahead, we are excited to share what the UCSB Affiliates has going on next:
Breakthroughs in Women’s Brain Health: A Three-Part Lecture Series. The UCSB Affiliates is proud to sponsor this incredible series in partnership with UC Santa Barbara Alumni Affairs and the Office of Development. All lectures will be held at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion. Space is limited, RSVP is required.
UCSB Athletics x UCSB Affiliates! Join us for UCSB Affiliates nights at an upcoming Women’s & Men’s Basketball game. We are excited to giveaway 30 complimentary tickets & access to the hospitality area. Secure your tickets before they're gone!
As always, take a look below as we highlight more opportunities to connect, learn, and explore all that UC Santa Barbara has to offer.
Until next time,
The UC Santa Barbara Affiliates Board
|
|
|
Get Affiliated with the UCSB Affiliates |
|
|
| | Beyond the Mountains & the Seas: Eurasion History Through Travelers' Eyes
Sunday, February 22, 2026
2:00 PM, Night Lizard Brewing
|
Join the UCSB History Associates and Professor Anthony Barbieri for a deep look at Eurasian travels over the last two millennia.
Learn more
|
|
|
| | Affiliates Night at Men's & Women's UCSB Basketball
Saturday, February 28 & March 7
Thunderdome
|
It’s Affiliates Night at the Thunderdome, and we’re giving away 30 FREE tickets (plus VIP hospitality!) to cheer on UCSB’s Men’s and Women’s hoops. Make a fast break to secure your tickets and come out and support the Gauchos!
Learn more
|
|
|
| | New Frontiers in Women's Brain Health with Dr. Emily Jacobs
Thursday, March 19
5:30 PM, Cabrillo Arts Pavilion
|
Kick off a three-part lecture series with Dr. Emily Jacobs as she examines the research, policy, and funding shaping the future of women’s health.
Learn more
|
|
|
Highlights from Campus & Community |
|
|
| | Jlin + Third Coast Percussion
Thursday, February 19
8:00 PM, UCSB Campbell Hall
|
Grammy-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion joins forces with groundbreaking electronic composer and performer Jlin for a genre-defying evening that fuses acoustic and electronic worlds.
Learn more
|
| |
| | Creating Community Through Books:
20 Years of UCSB Reads
|
Since 2007, UCSB Reads has fostered a shared sense of belonging by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. Check out this year's event line-up!
Learn more
|
|
|
News from UC Santa Barbara |
|
|
UCSB among the world’s most influential research universities for science impact |
The campus ranks first among U.S. public universities, third among all U.S. institutions and seventh worldwide for scientific impact.
Read more about the ranking
|
|
|
UCSB filmmaker Wendy Eley Jackson’s ‘The Other Roe’ at SBIFF |
The short film revisits Doe v. Bolton, the Supreme Court case decided alongside Roe v. Wade that quietly shaped access to reproductive healthcare nationwide.
Read more about ‘The Other Roe’
|
|
|
Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic |
While social media addiction hasn’t been officially recognized as a mental health condition, it shows up in brain scans, according to Kylie Falcione, a graduate student at UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab.
Read more about Falcione's study
|
|
|
The UCSB Affiliates are dedicated to creating connections between UC Santa Barbara and the greater Santa Barbara communities.
Interested in getting involved? Email affiliates@ia.ucsb.edu.
|
More ways to stay connected:
|
|
|
If you do not wish to receive any emails from UC Santa Barbara Affiliates, you can opt out of them ALL.
View this email online
|
UC Santa Barbara None | Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US
This email was sent to clairecarter@ucsb.edu.
To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.
|
|
|
|
