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UC Santa Barbara's Top News [UC Santa Barbara's Top News] [UC Santa Barbara]( June 25, 2020 Top News [River dune deposits compacted to form the Torridonian sandstone. Notebook for scale.]( [Strangely Ordinary Strata]( A researcher uncovers why most of the geological records left by ancient rivers preserve processes more commonplace than extraordinary. [Read More ▶]( [A simulation of light emission around Sagittarius A* as gas spirals inward over the course of around 53 hours.]( [A* Model]( Physicists' innovative model provides insight into the behavior of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. [Read More ▶]( [Pablo Pop, in Santa Cruz, Belize, examines the mix of a novelty blue corn variety, left, with the white corn that is the main subsistence crop.]( [The Roots of a Staple Crop]( Doug Kennett’s work reveals that maize became a key food source in Central America 4,700 years ago. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [CNN]( [Meet Benin's zero waste farmer inspiring an agricultural movement]( One really important piece of that is structuring farms to persist without external inputs like fossil fuels or toxic chemicals," said Liz Carlisle, an assistant professor in Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Those can create problems that degrade both the food system and the surrounding environment, she 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 © 2020 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})