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@UCSB October 2025

BIG win for quantum duo

Meet Martinis and Devoret: The UCSB professors who clinched the 2025 Physics Nobel.

The final cut

“One Battle After Another” film editor, Andy Jurgensen '04, discusses his career and his role in Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed film.

Meet Andy

From film student to marketing executive

Shavonne Wieder '03 shares her inspiring journey from the mailroom to overseeing marketing for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Meet Shavonne

Gaucho Trivia

We're proud of our Nobel Laureates and the research prowess of the entire UC System! In total, how many UCSB faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes?

Scroll to the bottom for the answer.

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Cyber Security Awareness Month Webinar

Tuesday, October 28

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Virtual

This presentation isn't just about boring data rules; it's about your human right to be left alone, why protecting your privacy is important, and tips on how to manage your digital life.

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Navigating the UC Application

Tuesday, October 28

6:00 PM, Virtual

Join UCSB Admissions Associate Director, Jevon Edwards, for an in-depth, one-hour webinar designed to help alumni and their college-bound students confidently tackle the UC application.

Register for the webinar

Profs at the Pub

Friday, November 7

6:30 PM, Captain Fatty's, Goleta

Join Professor Sameer Pandya for The Mysteries of Creativity: On the Writing of Our Beautiful Boys

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Trending Gaucho News:

Still crushing it!

For the fifth consecutive year, UCSB secured a top spot among the nation's public universities, recognized for its exceptional combination of academic excellence, student access and overall value.

See the rankings

A gel of a breakthrough

UCSB doctoral student leads the creation of a groundbreaking algae-based membrane gel that gives scientists a powerful new way to study breast cancer.

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Celebrating a modern master

Joan Mitchell's monumental "Sunflower" takes center stage in a new exhibition at UCSB's Art, Design & Architecture Museum. Learn more about this postwar painter's celebrated series.

Experience Mitchell's art

Trivia Answer:

UCSB faculty have received eight Nobel Prizes. The first was awarded in 1998 to Physics Professor Walter Kohn for his development of the density-functional theory.

Meet all the Laureates

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