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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( June 6, 2024 ▤ Top News [A sign for Yellowstone National Park with a mountain range behind it]( [A novel approach to tracking conservation reveals more areas may be conserved than currently accounted for]( The new method finds more extensive and diverse coverage, which is crucial for meeting the goal of protecting 30% of Earth by 2030. [Read more about the expanded scope]( [An illustration of people interacting with phones]( [When it comes to erosion of democracy, not all social media are equally harmful]( Offering fresh insight on how social media platforms affect conspiracy theories and populist ideas, a team of researchers has published a new study in The International Journal of Press/Politics. [Read more about the impact of misinformation]( [Owen Jenkins sits in an art studio]( [Cartoonist and illustrator presents senior art show, plans new comic book project]( Delivering prompts for meditation via tightly crafted linework, intense colors and organic forms, Owen Jenkins questions the unknown and “what it means to hand over authorship to an enigmatic other.” [Read more about his work]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Sitar player plays sitar]( [UCSB Music of India Ensemble Concert]( June 6, 2024 Scott Marcus directs the ensemble in a performance of North Indian classical music for sitar and tabla. [Gospel Choir sings onstage]( [UCSB Gospel Choir Spring Concert]( June 7, 2024 Victor Bell directs the choir in a performance of traditional and contemporary gospel music. [Mike McGehee and Alan Heeger]( [2024 Heeger Lecture: Mike McGehee]( June 11, 2024 The California NanoSystems Institute presents the talk, “A Journey to Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells and Windows With Adjustable Tinting.” [More Events]( Explore [Arts]( [Science & Technology]( [Society & Culture]( [Campus & Community]( [Events]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Vimeo]( [LinkedIn]( [RSS Feeds]( Choose the emails you would like to receive by [managing your preferences](. If you do not wish to receive any emails from UC Santa Barbara Institutional Advancement (this includes event invitations, newsletters, networking opportunities and stories of philanthropy), you can [opt out of them ALL](. Got this as a forward [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.