Kaylee Laub is our 2026 UCSB Grad Slam Champion
Kaylee Laub, a Ph.D. candidate in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, is this year’s UC Santa Barbara Grad Slam Champion. Out of seven finalists, Laub took first place for her 3-minute talk titled “Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Speculative Designs” while Michaela Sten, a Ph.D. student in Marine Sciences and Geography, took second place. Jordan Bream, a Materials Ph.D. student, won the audience vote for People’s Choice.
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