Can Virtual Reality Unite Generations; The Healing Effect of Relativity; NSF Director on Campus

UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( November 12, 2019 Top News [Father & Son Enjoy Virtual Reality]( [A Virtual Connection]( Researchers study virtual reality’s potential for bringing together older adults and their children. [Read More ▶]( [Solar Eclipse]( [World War I and Relativity]( Delivering the Badash Lecture, historian Matthew Stanley discusses the post-war healing effect of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. [Read More ▶]( [France Córdova visits campus]( [The Future of Funding]( France Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, discusses the agency’s strategic plan in a visit to campus. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Danish National Girls Choir]( [Danish String Quartet & Danish National Girls Choir]( November 12, 2019 The Nordic musicians and singers unite for a program of Danish songs, hymns, modern compositions and pop songs. [Charred Flag]( [Surviving Home]( November 12, 2019 Jillian and Matthew Moul’s intimate documentary follows four U.S. veterans from different generations as they rebuild their lives after war. [Sarah Case]( [Profs at the Pub]( November 13, 2019 Historian and alumna Sarah Case discusses the precursors to our campus, which began as a manual arts training school and grew into an internationally renowned academic leader. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Bloomberg Businessweek]( [America’s Biggest Problems are Intensified in California]( The state is on the front lines grappling with income inequality, housing affordability, and climate change. [Read More ▶]( [Los Angeles Times]( [Cities, states and companies vow to meet U.S. climate goals without Trump. Can they?]( Together, concerted climate action across all U.S. cities could achieve 36% of the emissions reductions needed to fulfill the country’s Paris pledge, according to an analysis by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. However, because of their size and limited jurisdiction, cities have only so much power, said Leah Stokes, who studies climate and energy policy at UC Santa Barbara. “They have fewer tools in their toolbox to reduce emissions.” [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})