2020 Events

UC Santa Barbara MCDB Faculty Michael Goard speaks on "The Uncharted Mind: A New Understanding of Brain Function by the Mapping, Measurement, and Manipulation of Neural Circuits"

UC Santa Barbara Political Science Faculty Benjamin J. Cohen speaks on "Currency Wars: How National Currencies Compete"

UCSB History faculty Kate McDonald speaks on "Foot Work: Making Sense of Human Power in the Age of the Machine"

Nurse Pattye Anderson will bring her unique perspective as an African American Clinician

Director Darya Zhuk will join moderator Sarah Lerner (Film and Media Studies, UCSB) for a virtual discussion of her debut feature film, Crystal Swan

Dr. Erika Felix will explore how parents/caregivers can recognize signs of emotional distress

The UC Santa Barbara campus has made the difficult decision in light of the current health crises to change our approach to the time-honored tradition of graduation for this June. As such, a virtual ceremony will take place in June to mark this momentous occasion, and the College looks forward to congratulating our 2020 graduates at an in-person ceremony when it is safe to do so.

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 talented undergraduate artists from across the nation created a series of works inspired by the NASA Psyche mission

There will be readings from Spectrum writers and announcements of the annual contest winners