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UC Santa Barbara's Top News [UC Santa Barbara's Top News] [UC Santa Barbara]( July 21, 2021 Top News [False Forests]( Ecologist Ruby Harris-Gavin reflects on Ireland’s ‘conflicted national relationship with trees.’ [Read more about her essay ▶]( [Buddhist Monastery]( [In the Words of the Buddha]( The campus joins forces with the global 84000 project to translate the entirety of the Tibetan Buddhist canon. [Read more about the project ▶]( [Tablet and phone]( [Multi-Factor Authentication Q&A]( Multi-factor authentication will soon be required to access certain university accounts and services. [Read more about MFA ▶]( [More News]( Campus Announcements [Vaccination Policy]( The UC Office of the President has announced UC’s final vaccine [policy](, which requires all UC employees and students to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus or receive an approved exemption before they will be allowed in any UC facility or office or to participate in any University programs, including UC athletics and education abroad. More information is available on the campus’s [COVID-19 information portal](, at [UCnet]( and in FAQs developed by the UC Office of the President for [employees]( and for [students](. UC Santa Barbara In The News [Los Angeles Times via Yahoo!]( [UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted]( The University of California admitted its largest, most diverse undergraduate class ever for fall 2021 — but it was harder to get in as a record-shattering number of applicants vied for access to the renowned public research system, according to UC data released Monday. [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})