UCSB Reads 2025 Author Talk

UCSB Reads 2025 Videos

Watch UCSB students describe why they enjoyed reading The Book of Delights by Ross Gay and are excited to attend his free, public talk at UCSB on May 8.

Other UCSB Reads 2025 Events

UCSB Reads 2025 concludes in May with several events inspired by this year's book selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay:

• Delightful Journey into 3D Modeling on May 1
• Reading in the Garden: Cultivating Delight in Isla Vista on May 2
• Readings of The Book of Delights on KCSB-FM, May 7

Karmiole Research Fellowship Lecture

Pete Johnson (Univ. of Texas at Austin) will present on "Financial Experiments and Speculative Cultures in Early U.S. Television Production, 1945–1955."

Johnson is the recipient of the Library's 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Endowed Research Fellowship.

4:00 PM Monday, May 12

Online

Undergraduate Research Slam

Join the Library and the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities for an exhilarating event celebrating knowledge, innovation, and the art of effective communication.

Hear students from diverse disciplines condense their research, insights, and enthusiasm into a three-minute presentation that captivates, enlightens, and leaves a lasting impact. 

4:30 PM Thursday, May 15

Instruction & Training 1312

LAUR Awards Ceremony and Reception

Join us in honoring the recipients of the 2025 Library Award for Undergraduate Research (LAUR).

The award recognizes students who have produced a creative or scholarly work that makes expert and sophisticated use of the Library's collections, resources and services.

4:00 PM Thursday, May 29

Instruction & Training 1312

UCPUBS Launched

UC Press and the California Digital Library have launched UC Publishing Services (UCPUBS).

UCPUBS offers a broad range of publishing solutions aimed at supporting the traditional and open access publishing needs of editorially independent publishing programs of organized research units, departments, and other UC affiliates.