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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( June 1, 2021 Top News [Starting Local]( Managing local conditions could help coral reefs persevere in the face of climate crisis. [Read more about how to stop coral bleaching ▶]( [Unhappy woman with book]( [Lyrical Losers]( “The Worst Chinese Poetry: A Virtual Roundtable” will take a critical look at failures of the genre. [Read more about the conference ▶]( [Eukaryotic cell]( [Solving the Peroxisome Puzzle]( Biochemistry professor Brooke Gardner receives a 2021 Searle Scholar award. [Read more about the honor ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Satyajit Singh]( [Global Studies Colloquium]( June 2, 2021 Political science professor Satyajit Singh explores the 1969 Hindi novel “Raag Darbari,” in which award-winning author Sri Lal Sukla presents a satirical look at the social, political and economic conditions of village life in India. [Galan Moody]( [Quantum Computing with Light]( June 3, 2021 Galan Moody, leader of the Quantum Photonics Lab, discusses integrated photonics, highlighting recent advances in the field and presenting future opportunities that may enable large-scale quantum photonic computers. [Child performing on stage]( [We Are the Dream]( June 3, 2021 Documentary filmmakers Amy Schatz and Mahershala Ali follow students from schools across Oakland, California as they hone their speeches on a quest to earn a coveted spot in the finals of the MLK Oratorical Festival. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [PBS NewsHour]( [What the shakeups, legal losses for fossil fuel companies mean for climate change efforts]( Three major oil and gas firms — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron — suffered hits in court and among their own investors Wednesday, amid pressure for businesses and governments to seriously curtail emissions that drive climate change. William Brangham explores the significance of the hits with Dr. Leah Stokes, a political scientist with expertise in environmental and energy policy. [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})