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UC Santa Barbara's Top News [UC Santa Barbara's Top News] [UC Santa Barbara]( August 18, 2020 Top News [Mail Carrier at Work]( [Essential Workers, Vital Scholarship]( In the second project of the Pahl Initiative on the Study of Critical Social Issues, researchers will examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the underserved. [Read More ▶]( [Working From Home]( [Academia from Home]( Embracing remote research can benefit postdocs and their research teams. [Read More ▶]( [UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D.]( [A Message from UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D.]( As Michael V. Drake, M.D. assumes his new role as UC's 21st president, he sends his greetings and gratitude to the entire university community. [Watch Now ▶]( [More News]( Campus Announcements [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion]( Sociology professor Belinda Robnett is the campus’s new vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion. [Read More ▶]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Yahoo! News]( [Bouncy or brittle? Conventions near amid coronavirus uncertainty]( No packed arenas cheering the nominee. No delegates dressed like Uncle Sam posing for photographers. No balloon drops. The U.S. political nominating conventions, which begin next week, are going to be less of a spectacle than usual. Does this mean they won’t provide either nominee with a boost at the polls? [Read More ▶]( [Science Magazine]( [The pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean for wildlife?]( After the coronavirus pandemic exploded worldwide, Ari Friedlaender, a marine ecologist at the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz, had to abandon his fieldwork in Antarctica, where he was studying the effects of tourism and fishing on humpback whales. He was stressed, but after returning home Friedlaender realized the pandemic offered an unprecedented opportunity for similar studies of whales in nearby Monterey Bay. Lockdowns had dramatically reduced noisy boat traffic, which can stress marine life, and he and his colleagues were soon discussing how to investigate the whales’ response to the hiatus. [Read More ▶]( [Yahoo! News]( [Column One: Nearly half a century ago, activists 'invaded' this California island by claiming it for Mexico]( The young Mexican Americans boarded boats and a seaplane that brought them to the shores of Santa Catalina Island. They wore conference badges that identified them as members of a Catholic youth group, but they had wrapped paramilitary-style uniforms in blankets. They placed them in duffel bags, alongside tents and a flag the size of a dining room table. [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})