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***Free Admission***

From analog tape loops to infinite oscillators, Rachel Beetz, Anne Hege, and Julie Herndon weave together an evening of electroacoustic music reflecting on tactile interactions with sonic technologies. In this concert, Beetz (synth), Hege (voice), and Herndon (keys) augment acoustic instruments with their analog and digital likeness.  

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Sean Friar Music Composition Events

Join us for Moxie Bright Evan's '24 (CCS Art) senior show, opening this Saturday, April 13th, and on view until Thursday, April 18th in the CCS Gallery. 

This Way To Infinity pieces together shapes, colors, and text into fragmented memories. Works invite viewers into atmospheric spaces resembling dreams, omens, and energetic pathways leading to the unknown. Symbols both familiar and strange relate to archetypal and bodily forms, calling attention to our human life cycles, sensory experiences, and intimate relationships. 

Gallery hours are:

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) and UCSB Reads 2024 invites you to an open studios event hosted by CCS students in the Book Arts, Sculpture, and Painting programs.
 
Details and a map of the studios will be posted soon.
 

Network with Nick Harvey ‘14 (CCS Chemistry & Biochemistry) as he shares his entrepreneurial journey from CCS to founder and CEO of Bay Area Redwood, a business that employs sustainable practices to create high-quality timber products.

ミ★ 𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 ★彡

All students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to attend this year’s UCSB Grad Slam Final Round from 4:30 p.m.

Workshop: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM,  OLT Stage
Student Presentations: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, OLT 

Network with Alec Cao '21 (CCS Physics) as he recounts his journey from CCS to the University of Colorado Boulder, where he currently attends the prestigious Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO) program.

Calling all CCS Students!

Pi Day is quickly approaching, and we want to celebrate it with you! 

We have a fun afternoon of pizza, games, and a pie-eating contest planned and we would love for you to join us from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.

The winner of the pie-eating contest will be handed (among other prizes) a perfectly swirled tin of whip cream to toss at Nicholas Washington, CCS Undergraduate Advisor. Register here!

Join us and network with Sophia Wolczko ‘23 (CCS Physics) as she shares her journey from the College of Creative Studies (CCS) to Columbia University where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter.

“We are the good news that we have been looking for,
Demonstrating that every dusk holds a dawn disguised within it.
Today we don’t burst into a new world.
We begin it.”
— Amanda Gorman

Happy International Women’s Day! We welcome all feminist and queer studies scholars, staff, and students to the opening of the Center for Feminist Futures! 

All of our campus community is invited to this year’s UCSB Grad Slam Showcase, which is entering its second decade of highlighting the exciting graduate student research happening at UC Santa Barbara.

Doors open at 5:45 pm.
This concert is free admission and open to the public.

Hosted by CNMAT, University of California, Berkeley

This Event is Free and Open to the Public

Schedule:

Saturday, February 24 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, February 25 | 1 PM – 6 PM

Hosted by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

RSVP here.

Hosted by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)

FREE and Open to the Public

Live stream available here

Join us on the CCS patio for pizza and engaging conversation with Guest Speaker Marlene Zuk ‘77 (CCS Biology) today, February 22, 2024 at noon

Join us as we introduce C.A.R.E, our first CCS organization created and geared toward providing academic resources for navigating the unique opportunities and challenges CCS students may encounter. More importantly, we hope to nurture a supportive and inclusive community for CCS students, especially for those of us from underprivileged and underrepresented backgrounds.

 This 60 minute workshop will focus on demonstrating the unique composition techniques and notations used by the collaborating artists of Roomful of Teeth. 

“We need more guides like [Nita Farahany] to think through the challenges ahead.” The Wall Street Journal

“Nick is singular; we’ve seen no one like him.” The Atlantic

“A timely global conversation about how to ensure the ethical progress of neurotech to benefit all of humanity.” – Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate for co-inventing CRISPR technology