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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( November 5, 2020 Top News [News on Smartphone]( [An Informed Citizenry]( ‘A Citizen‘s Guide to Fake News‘ and ‘The American Presidency Project‘ see sharp increases in viewership in run-up to election. [Read More ▶]( [Measuring Maize Height]( [A Loan for the Lean Season]( Insights into the enormous impact seasons have on agricultural economies could help inform new development strategies. [Read More ▶]( [Palmyra Understory]( [Plot Twist]( Eradicating black rats on Palmyra Atoll uncovers eye-opening indirect effects. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar]( [Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar]( November 6, 2020 The MultiCultural Club presents a virtual performance featuring the popular Mariachi ensemble. [Screenshot from Blood Quantum]( [Subversives: Blood Quantum]( November 12 , 2020 Film and media studies scholar Tyler Morgenstern moderates a discussion of the First Nations zombie film with writer/director Jeff Barnaby and Métis activist Chelsea Vowel. [Danish String Quartet]( [Danish String Quartet]( November 12, 2020 The chamber music group plays a program featuring Shostakovich String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat Major and a short selection of folk tunes from their homeland, followed by a conversation with the musicians. [More Events]( Campus Announcements [UC to continue to champion diverse student body despite rejection of Proposition 16]( UC remains steadfast in its commitment to attract and support a student body that reflects California's dynamism and diversity," President Michael Drake wrote in a message to the University community. [Read More ▶]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Marketplace]( [U.S. is formally out of the Paris climate agreement]( The United States is formally pulling out of the Paris climate agreement Wednesday, three years after President Donald Trump announced plans to do so. [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})