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School of Arts and Humanities Night of Research and Creative Activities
Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 | UC San Diego Arts and Humanities Building
The School of Arts and Humanities invites all to join an in-person celebration of the research and creative excellence within our school. This year's event poses a single question:
What is research in the School of Arts and Humanities?
Each department answers in its own way — through philosophical argument, archival scholarship, performance, design, and more. As you move through the space, the event becomes a walk through many different definitions of the same word. Faculty and student representatives from all six departments, as well as the Institute of Arts and Humanities, will be featured, highlighting a breadth of activity that ranges from individual research to collaborative projects.
The evening will include both a brief program and an open fair of interactive exhibits. Located throughout the lobby and courtyard of the Arts and Humanities Building, this free, casual event is open to the entire community.
2026 Night of Research and Creative Activities
- Location: Arts and Humanities Building lobby and courtyard
- Date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2026
- Time: 4-6 p.m.
- Program: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served.
A Showcase to Explore
Beyond the program, the lobby and courtyard of the Arts and Humanities Building will host a wide-ranging showcase of individual and group research and creative activities. Current stations include:
- Global reach — an interactive map of the school's work around the world
- On the shelf — recent and seminal faculty publications
- Step inside history — an interactive experience built around the Dean's research
- Two Truths and a Lie — a philosophical game show experience
- Behind the archive — a look at how historians uncover the past
- And more!
2026 Featured Participants
Interested in showcasing your work?
Organizers welcome participation from faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the School of Arts and Humanities. If you would like to share your research or creative activities in an informal, open-fair format, please complete the interest form. A member of the Dean’s Office team will contact you promptly.
Event agenda
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*Agenda and program subject to change.
Full participant list
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Event details
The Arts and Humanities Night of Research and Creative Activities is a key project within the Research and Creative Activities program of the school. Goals for the event are to highlight and build awareness of our research and creative activities excellence, cultivate climate and visibility for our school and the university, and build understanding and access to grant-seeking tools.
- Location:
- UC San Diego campus, in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood (near Sixth College).
- Venues:
- Arts and Humanities Building main lobby and central courtyard
- Located next to The Jeannie auditorium and near the Craft Center, the Arts and Humanities Building courtyard faces the central grassy quad
- Parking and transportation:
- Scholars Parking Garage is the closest parking garage, located below the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood.
- Parking garage address: 9500 Exploration Dr., La Jolla, 92093 (Google Maps)
- Note that all parking at UC San Diego requires a purchased permit
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- Parking availability can be limited on campus - please plan accordingly.
- Additional transportation options include taking the trolley, a bus or rideshare. View campus transportation information >>
- Scholars Parking Garage is the closest parking garage, located below the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood.