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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( February 11, 2021 Top News [W. Kamau Bell]( [Laughter as Lens]( Sociopolitical comedian W. Kamau Bell joins Belinda Robnett, vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, for Arts & Lectures events centered on racial justice. [Read more about Thursday's events ▶]( [Shekinah Bryant]( [Diverse Voices, Amplified]( LAUNCH PAD, AMPLIFY and New and Reimagined Work collaborates with National New Play Network to produce a reading series of six new plays. [Read more about the new plays ▶]( [Jana Winderen]( [Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes]( Researchers document the impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems and identify actions to restore healthy ocean sounds. [Read more about their findings ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [CeCe McDonald]( [Black Trans Lives Matter]( February 11, 2021 Transgender activist CeCe McDonald and community organizer Elle Hearns join Omise'eke Tinsley for a virtual discussion of the lives, joys and strengths of Black trans women. [Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan]( [Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan]( February 12, 2021 The American cellist and Israeli pianist present a program featuring Manuel De Falla’s Suite Populaire Espagnole and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata. [Fawn Wood]( [Fawn Wood]( February 12, 2021 The Plains Cree/Salish singer performs the traditional Round Dance and Hand Drum music of her First Nations community. [More Events]( [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})