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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( January 28, 2021 Top News [Age of Automation]( An upcoming workshop will highlight a bold proposal to decipher the secrets behind successfully integrating automation into industry. [Read More ▶]( [Scientists in Laboratory]( [Change in the Air]( The university joins a group of 19 higher education institutions dedicated to a three-year effort to diversify faculty in STEM fields. [Read More ▶]( [Sub-Saharan Africa]( [When the Rains Come]( The onset of the rainy season can affect food security as much as does the amount of rain farmers receive overall. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Jade Phoenix Martinez]( [Jade Phoenix Martinez]( January 29, 2021 The performer and actress presents an evening of poetry that focuses on shifting the conversation for trans women/femme and gender non-conforming people of color. [Utathya Chattopadhyaya, Cecilia Méndez and Terrance Wooten]( [Tertulia]( February 2, 2021 Utathya Chattopadhyaya, Cecilia Méndez and Terrance Wooten discuss "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” the acclaimed book by Isabel Wilkerson. [People Wearing Masks]( [Roundtable: 1920/2020]( February 2, 2021 Carsey-Wolf Center Director Patrice Petro moderates a conversation about the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic and its implications for our modern world. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [U.S. Department of Energy]( [Transforming Plastics Recycling with Discovery Science]( Too much natural gas. A small adjustment to an experiment. These ingredients came together to produce one of the most influential materials ever invented. [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})