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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( August 14, 2024 ▤ Top News [Fireflies in the forest]( [Rhythms of nature: understanding synchrony in oscillatory systems]( Mechanical engineering professor Francesco Bullo leads a multidisciplinary university research initiative to investigate the mathematics behind networks of coupled oscillators. [Read more about synchrony]( [A ranger watches hippos in the Akagera national park, Rwanda]( [Outsourcing conservation in Africa]( Outsourcing the management of African national parks to NGOs reduces poaching and boosts tourism. However, it also risks increased conflict targeting civilians in war-torn areas. [Read more about protected areas]( [LASER reflection on an optic table]( [Bright prospects for engineering quantum light]( When — and why — does a photon emitter not emit? Research from materials professor Chris Van de Walle illuminates the issue. [Read more about photon generation]( [More News]( ▤ Campus Announcements [A Message from Chancellor Yang]( Chancellor Yang to step down at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more [here](. 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.