Events & Exhibitions on 05/01/2026

May
7
  • Thu, 05/07/2026 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
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“Michelle Zauner has written a book you experience with all of your senses: sentences you can taste, paragraphs that sound like music. She seamlessly blends stories of...

May
13
Laptop on table
  • Wed, 01/21/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 02/18/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 03/18/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 05/13/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  • Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Are you experienced with open source software or hardware, or just curious about open source?

In partnership with UC's new Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network, the UCSB Open Source Program hosts a casual in-person open source meetup. Discussion meetings are led by a member of the...

May
14
image of a microphone with a blurry audience in the background
  • Thu, 05/14/2026 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) and UCSB Library invite you to join us for an exhilarating event celebrating knowledge, innovation, and the art of...

May
27
  • Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Wed, 04/01/2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
  • Wed, 05/27/2026 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Sara Miller McCune Arts Library, Room 1411
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Would you like to work on your open source goals in a focused and motivating environment?

In partnership with UC's new Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network, the UCSB Open Source Program presents the Open Source Lounge, a monthly co-working space for open source activities. Bring your...

May
27
Library Award for Undergraduate Research
  • Wed, 05/27/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2026 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of $750 for first place and $500 for second place will be awarded in each of three categories: Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Fine Arts, and...

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A globe divided into 16 parts each with a detail of a mouth on a yellow background
  • Wed, 10/15/2025 - 9:00am to Fri, 06/12/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
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"Through most of our lives and work, Cedric and I have had deep commitments to collaboration, internationalism, and solidarity movements."

–Elizabeth Robinson, 2024

This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters...

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Collage of UCSB Reads badges from 2007 to 2026
  • Mon, 01/05/2026 - 8:00am to Fri, 12/11/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
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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. Conceived by then Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas, the award-winning...

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A EAP student posing with two shaggy Highland cows lying a grassy hillside in Scotland.
  • Mon, 02/09/2026 - 9:00am to Sat, 06/13/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Mountain Gallery
Exhibition

More than 1,200 UCSB students annually participate in the UCSB Education Abroad Program (EAP) to study, intern, and conduct research in 35+ countries, earning UC credit toward majors, minors, and general education requirements.  Returning students are invited...