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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( November 12, 2020 Top News [The Ecology of Crop Pests]( Ecological theory provides insights into pesticide use in agriculture. [Read More ▶]( [Ann Louise Bardach]( [An Enduring Gift]( The archives of journalist Ann Louise Bardach at the Library continue to inspire filmmakers, journalists, scholars and the public. [Read More ▶]( [COVID Notify Site]( [California COVID Notify]( The campus is joining a voluntary smartphone exposure notification system pilot aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Hala Alyan]( [Hala Alyan]( November 13, 2020 The clinical psychologist speaks to the importance of a culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed therapy and answers questions about related care strategies. [Finding Courage Poster]( [Finding Courage]( November 13, 2020 A screening of the documentary about a former Chinese journalist living in exile while trying to reunite her broken family and achieve justice for the murder of her sister is followed by a Q&A with director Kay Rubacek. [Giddens and Turrisi]( [Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi]( November 15, 2020 The banjo and fiddle player and MacArthur Genius Award recipient performs a matinee concert from her home in Ireland, with a Q&A following and a specially-curated meal available from The Lark. [More Events]( Campus Announcements [New UC Policy on Gender Recognition and Lived Name]( President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has announced a new presidential policy to ensure that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived or preferred name on university-issued documents and in UC’s information systems. [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})