| UCSB Affiliates NewsNovember 2025
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Dear UCSB Affiliates,
As the year winds down we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to those who have connected with the UCSB Affiliates this year.
Whether it’s engaging with UCSB Professors at the Profs at the Pub series, taking in a performance of The Tempest on Commencement Green, celebrating our scholarship recipients, or creating connections at our biannual Wine & Cheese Mixers, thank you. Your participation strengthens our Affiliates community and makes these events memorable.
Save the Date! As you begin making your holiday plans, we warmly invite you to the Affiliates Holiday Social on Wednesday, December 10th.
Join us for a joyful evening of connection where you can mingle with fellow community members and hear from the UCSB Affiliates Board. We are excited to be hosting this year at The Goleta Spot (521 Firestone Road). You'll get an exclusive first look at this exciting new community gathering space before their official public opening!
Light refreshments will be provided, and partners and friends are, as always, welcome! More details to follow.
Until next time,
The UC Santa Barbara Affiliates Board
(Tom, Barbara, Amber, Cathi, Jane, Liz, & Ruben)
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| Get Affiliated with the UCSB Affiliates
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Fall Wine & Cheese Mixer
Friday, November 14, 2025
6:00 PM, RSVP for Address Details
Join us for an evening dedicated to celebrating our network of affiliates, faculty, and community members. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share.
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Bike Data: A Year in Review presented by UCSB's @Spatial
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
4:30 PM, CEC's Environmental Hub
Join for a free community event featuring a talk by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson, sharing insights from a year of local bike data—followed by a Q&A and reception.
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UCSB Affiliates Holiday Social
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
5:30 PM, The Goleta Spot
Celebrate the festive season with the UCSB Affiliates! Enjoy light refreshments, mingle with community members, and get a chance to hear from the UCSB Affiliates Board. More details to follow.
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| Highlights from Campus & Community
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Mexican Prints: The Garcia-Correa Collection
September 13 - December 7, 2025
Art, Design & Architecture Museum
This exhibit celebrates the gift of sixty-one Mexican prints from local collectors Gil Garcia and Marti Correa de Garcia to the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara.
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A&L Presents: Colm Tóibín in Conversation with Pico Iyer
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
7:30 PM, UCSB Campbell Hall
Fresh off the release of Long Island, the long-awaited sequel to his bestselling novel Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín sits down with Pico Iyer for a wide-ranging conversation about his remarkable career.
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| News from UC Santa Barbara
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Michael Gurven reframes aging as evolutionary success
In his new book, the anthropologist redefines aging as an evolutionary achievement, challenging a youth-obsessed culture to see the later decades of life as vital to our collective survival.
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Breaking new ground in algorithmic theory
With a new NSF award, professor Daniel Lokshtanov is redefining the limits of computation — and paving the way for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and algorithmic design.
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Vast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
A new partnership between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation is making thousands of rare, preserved songs from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression available to the public for free.
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Get in Touch! Do you have questions or ideas for future Affiliates events? Please email us directly at affiliates@ia.ucsb.edu and don't forget to Get Affiliated by following us on social media!
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The UCSB Affiliates are dedicated to creating connections between UC Santa Barbara and the greater Santa Barbara communities.
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