UCSB College of Creative Studies

UC Santa Barbara’s Team UCSB-WA is headed to the ICPC World Finals, one of the world’s premier programming competitions.

Ezra Furtado-Tiwari ’28 (CCS Computing, Mathematics), Om Mahesh ’28 (CCS Mathematics; CoE Computer Science), and David Qiao ’26 (CoE Computer Science; L&S Mathematics) led the team to a 16th-place finish, making them the top-scoring UC team.

Watch a pivotal moment in the competition.

Link in bio to learn more.

Support curiosity, connection, & creativity at CCS this UC Santa Barbara Give Day 2026!

We are just about halfway to our goal of 50 gifts, with 18 hours left.

Every gift makes an impact, whether $10 or $1000.

For every 10 gifts made in support of the College, CCS parents Chris and Julie Proctor will make a gift of $1000 — up to $5,000 — to the CCS Dean’s Fund for Excellence.

Head to our story for a direct link to give, as well as live updates on challenges.

🎨 artist of the middle painting: Sonny Lata Yiu

Join the College of Creative Studies for UCSB Give Day 2026 to support the people, spaces, and moments that make students thrive. 💛

On April 9, visit the CCS Give Day page to help us reach our goal of 50 gifts. More info on the CCS website. 💫

Swipe to get a closer look at our 2025-26 CCS class photo 📸🤩

📸: Jeff Liang

our favorite CCS holiday: Pi Day! 🥧⭐️🍕🦉

(yes, in true CCS fashion, a student created and brought their own Pi Day Puzzle Hunt ➗💡✖️)

🎶 CCS Composers Concert 🎶 this Sunday!

Join us for a concert highlighting the work of six College of Creative Studies (CCS) music composition majors!

🗓️ Sunday, March 8, 2026
📍Old Little Theatre (UC Santa Barbara)
🕓 4:00 pm

🎵 Event details on the CCS website. Link in bio!

CCS Dean Timothy Sherwood and Film & Media Studies Professor Lisa Parks are helping guide campuswide conversations on the responsible use of artificial intelligence. 💭 Read more about their roles as co-chairs of the Advisory Committee on the Uses of AI in Academic Contexts 👇

CCS: https://ccs.ucsb.edu/news/2026/ccs-dean-co-lead-campuswide-ai-advisory-committee

HFA: https://www.hfa.ucsb.edu/news/distinguished-professor-lisa-parks-co-chair-newly-formed-committee-guide-responsible-use-ai

Thank you for an amazing fall quarter at CCS 🍂✨🦉 We may not have a 2025 Wrapped, but we think these moments speak for themselves. 😉🌟

Tomorrow, see what it means to chase an a-ha moment in theoretical physics. ✨

Brishti Chakraborty ’27 (CCS Physics) uses analytical calculations, code, and weeks of problem solving to recreate the Hofstadter Butterfly: a visualization of how electrons behave in a magnetic field.

Brishti’s presentation is one of more than 90 student projects highlighting original research and creative work through talks and poster presentations across all nine CCS majors.

Join us as the UCSB CCS community shares the spirit of curiosity, experimentation, and discovery that defines UC Santa Barbara at the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Research and Creative Activities Conference (RACA-CON), taking place during Parents & Family Weekend. 💙

Centuries-old printmaking can reveal modern patterns of communication. 💬

This summer at the Penland School of Craft, Suraya Martinez ’28 (CCS Art) immersed herself in historic letterpress printmaking. Through interviews and symbolic photography, she translated young adult relationship experiences with digital communication into tangible prints using centuries-old technology. 📱➡️ 🖨️

This Saturday, she will present her project at the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Research and Creative Activities Conference (RACA-CON)—taking place during Parents & Family Weekend. 💙💛

Suraya’s presentation is one of more than 90 student projects highlighting original research and creative work through talks and poster presentations across all nine CCS majors. We’ll save you a seat! 😉🌟

🔗 Learn more: Link in bio.

What if you could experience chemistry through music? 🎶⚛️

Hannah Wobrock ’28 (CCS Chemistry & Biochemistry, Music Composition) explores exactly that through her talk “Molecule Music” at the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Research and Creative Activities Conference (RACA-CON)—taking place during Parents & Family Weekend. 💙💛

Hannah’s presentation is one of more than 90 student projects highlighting original research and creative work through talks and poster presentations across all nine CCS majors.

Join us as the UCSB CCS community shares the spirit of curiosity, experimentation, and discovery that defines . 🌟

🔗 Learn more: Link in bio.