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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( November 19, 2020 Top News [Henley Gate]( [Excellence Cited]( Clarivate Analytics names 14 UC Santa Barbara scientists and social scientists to its 2020 list of highly cited researchers. [Read More ▶]( [Protestors Marching for Justice]( [Difficult Dialogues]( A yearlong lecture series shines a light on African American scholars while fostering examination and discussion of racial justice. [Read More ▶]( [School of Yellowfin Tuna]( [Fishing’s Hidden Carbon Footprint]( Researchers discover that fishing reduces carbon sequestration in the ocean. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Sculpture of Soldier]( [Caitlin Beach, “Relief Work”]( November 19, 2020 The Fordham University art historian examines Edmonia Lewis, who created plaster sculptures depicting abolitionists and Civil War heroes in 1864. [Ryan Cassata]( [An Evening with Ryan Cassata]( November 19, 2020 A performance by the award winning singer-songwriter, actor, writer, LGBTQ activist and motivational speaker is followed by a discussion. [Valentine Reserve]( [NRS Fall Seminar Series]( November 19, 2020 Hugh Safford and Ashley Grupenhoff discuss fuels management and forest restoration in the Sierra Nevada and their work at Valentine Reserve. [More Events]( Campus Announcements [Paid Administrative Leave Extended]( UC President Michael Drake has amended the Executive Order regarding COVID-19-related paid administrative leave, extending the time period in which it may be used to June 20, 2021. [Read More ▶]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Scientific American]( [Otters Show How Predators Can Blunt Climate Damage]( Understanding the full impacts of warming requires factoring in the complexity of ecosystems. [Read More ▶]( [EconoTimes]( [How to plan successful e-conferences during and after the COVID-19 pandemic]( Many professionals, including academics, are accustomed to flying a lot. Or they were before COVID-19 drastically reduced air travel and disrupted conference plans globally. For now, the mingling of many people in hotel conference rooms, flown in from many places, isn’t an option. [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})