New Grant for Research Website; Special Effects at Pollock Theater; Evolutionary Crystallization

The 2019-2020 academic year is officially underway! [The 2019-2020 academic year is officially underway!] [UC Santa Barbara]( September 26, 2019 Top News [Ammonite]( [Unusual Building Blocks]( Paleontologists investigate the evolution of animal skeletons and shells. [Read More ▶]( [Mad Max]( [Movie Magic]( The Pollock Theater’s fall film series celebrates the range and variety of movie special effects. [Read More ▶]( [Kate McDonald and David Ambaras]( [The Future of History]( An innovative research website created by Kate McDonald and David Ambaras is set to expand with an NEH digital humanities grant. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Hypnosis]( [Humor & Hypnosis]( September 26, 2019 Hypnotherapist James Kellogg Jr., teams with Mac Duffy and his improv comedy troupe for a family-friendly night of laughter, surprises and thrills. [Pops Orchestra]( [Pops Orchestra Open Rehearsal]( September 29, 2019 Musicians are invited to bring their instruments to the student ensemble’s first rehearsal of the academic year. [Tara Westover]( [Tara Westover]( October 1, 2019 The author of "Educated: A Memoir," and one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2019, discusses the transformative power of education. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [The New York Times]( [The World’s Oceans Are in Danger, Major Climate Change Report Warns]( “If the fish leave, that affects the small fishing fleets we have up and down the California coast,” said Gretchen Hofmann, a professor of marine biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who was not involved in the report. “So there’s the risk of real economic and social problems.” [Read More ▶]( [CBS News]( [Erosion threatens scenery and real estate along iconic California coastline]( When homes get involved, private neighborhood groups build seawalls, but those come with a big downside, says UC Santa Barbara's Charles Lester. "When you build a sea wall and try to stop that erosion, you're gonna lose your beach over the long-term," Lester said. [Read More ▶]( [Arts]( | [Science + Technology]( | [Society + Culture]( | [Campus + Community]( | [Athletics]( | [Calendar]( [UC Santa Barbara]( Connect with Us: [FB icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Vimeo icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [RSS icon]( Copyright © 2019 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. Share this email: [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( 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]( using TrueRemove® 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.]({EMAIL})