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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( October 29, 2024 ▤ Top News [Photo Credit iStock]( [How art opens the mind: Prof. Jonathan Schooler’s research on the cognitive effects of art]( In Rome, Schooler will present alongside research colleague Madeline Gross, assistant project scientist. Together, they are investigating how art can induce a state of cognitive openness, allowing viewers to approach the world with greater mental flexibility. [Read more about art seeking understanding]( [Photo Credit iStock]( [Pioneering social scientist David Hamilton honored with lifetime achievement award]( The distinguished professor emeritus has received the 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, which recognizes “individuals who have made unusually important contributions to experimental social psychology.” [Read more about Hamilton's work]( [Jack-o-Lantern with Storke Tower carved in]( [Campus teams with students, neighbors and local agencies to ensure a safe and serene Halloween]( Continuing a successful collaboration, UCSB has again partnered with students and the broader community to develop an array of rules, regulations, safety enhancement and alternative events through Nov. 4. [Read more about Halloweekend plans]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Yung Pueblo]( [Yung Pueblo in Conversation with Pico Iyer]( October 29, 2024 The New York Times bestselling author discusses his new books, which focus on self-knowledge and radical self-acceptance. [Habib Koité]( [Habib Koité, Aly Keïta, Lamine Cissokho]( October 30, 2024 The celebrated acoustic guitarist is joined by two other standard bearers of West African musical traditions – kora player Cissokho and balafon master Keïta. [A family with their Gaucho and a puppy]( [Parents & Family Weekend]( November 1-2, 2024 The annual event invites Gaucho families to campus and gives them a firsthand look into their student’s life and learning at UC Santa Barbara. [More Events]( ▤ Campus Announcements [Open Enrollment Begins]( Open Enrollment for 2025 begins on Thursday, October 31, 2024 and ends on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT) 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.