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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( January 21, 2021 Top News [A Most Distant Signal]( Researchers have discovered the earliest supermassive black hole and quasar in the universe. [Read More ▶]( [A Matters Memoir]( UCSB Reads 2021 selection “When They Call You a Terrorist“ is the focus of multiple upcoming events and other programming. [Read More ▶]( [Molecular ion and two raidum ions]( [Enlightening Dark Ions]( Physicists get closer to examining the symmetries underlying our universe. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Brandon Stansell]( [CWC Virtual: Three Chords and a Lie]( January 26, 2021 Director Trent Atkinson and musician Brandon Stansell discuss their documentary, which looks at issues of representation and diversity in the country music industry. [Will Shortz]( [Puzzles & Ping-Pong]( January 28, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz explores the connection between the two pursuits from his Westchester Table Tennis Center. [Screenshot from Go Fish]( [Subversives: Go Fish]( January 28, 2021 Screenwriter and actress Guinevere Turner joins film and media studies scholar Assatu Wisseh to discuss her 1994 award-winning independent film. [More Events]( Campus Announcements [UC President Lauds U.S. Return to Paris Agreement]( UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. releases a statement in response to President Biden's executive order reinstating the U.S. to the Paris climate accord. [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 © 2021 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})