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A book with a red cover, titled Crying in H Mart, next to a photo of a young woman with dark hair on a yellow background
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Michelle Zauner, right, is the author of “Crying in H Mart,” the UCSB Reads program’s pick for 2026

UCSB Reads 2026 wraps up with Michelle Zauner’s appearance on campus

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Headshots of Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang overlaid on a photo an academic building
Left to right: Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten and Henry Yang have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Three UCSB professors elected as members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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Lily Collins and David J. Gross, 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics winner speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
A few young people ride bikes through a mostly quiet intersection
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Jeff Liang

Community programming and collaboration central to spring quarter kickoff weekend
close up of photonics chip
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Jeff Liang

California prepares to accelerate quantum research and industry
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Earl Wilson
Caitlin Dickerson is a presenter in the Arts & Lectures Justice for All series

Pulitzer-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson to give A&L Justice for All talk on deportation policies
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Matt Perko
A researcher works in a campus lab devoted to AI.

UCSB computer science department to offer undergraduate major in AI
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Film and Media Studies faculty sweep major national society awards
Two students look at the UCSB Reads book exhibition
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The university’s award-winning common book program is the focus of "Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads," on display until Dec. 11.

New library exhibition celebrates 20th anniversary of UCSB Reads
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Matt Perko
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and birthday celebrant Alan Heeger, center, flanked by his wife Ruth, right, and symposium organizer, CPOS Director Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

UCSB Chemistry Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger celebrates his 90th birthday with a symposium in his honor
Black historical images
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Douglass Day at UCSB invites the public to transcribe Black history
Headshot of Michael V. Drake
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Michael V. Drake, M.D.

UC President Emeritus Michael Drake, M.D. to speak on campus in a free event
Two students ascend the modern stairway of an academic building with bright sun overhead
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Matt Perko

New, no-cost initiative helps undergraduates earn professional certificates and professional placement
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