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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( October 14, 2021 Top News [A Fire Safe Haven]( UC Santa Barbara’s unique location offers protection from wildfires. [Read more about wildfires ▶]( [Asteroid hitting Earth]( [Is Planetary Defense PI in the Sky?]( Physicists propose a new method for defending the Earth against cosmic impacts. [Read more about laser-based planetary defense ▶]( [Deforested Amazon Rainforest]( [Saving the Amazon]( Brazilian environmentalist Marina Silva will explore how to protect the vast rainforest in a conversation with scholar Manaíra Aires Athayde. [Read more about the webinar ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Danish String Quartet]( [Danish String Quartet]( October 14, 2021 As part of their ambitious four-year Doppelgänger Project, the quartet pairs world premieres with chamber music by Schubert. [Artwork by Professor João Pedro Oliveira]( [States of Change]( October 15, 2021 The Corwin Series Concerts return to in-person listening with works by Federico Schumacher, Leah Reid, Stéphane Roy, João Pedro Oliveira and Mario Mary. [Paul Hawken]( [Paul Hawken: Regeneration]( October 20, 2021 The entrepreneur, author and activist offers a new approach to climate change that weaves equity, climate, biodiversity and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy and transformation. [More Events]( Campus Announcements UC Flu Vaccination Mandate Beginning Nov. 19, the UC Office of the President is making influenza vaccinations [mandatory]( for all students, faculty and other academic appointees and staff members who live, work or learn on any UC campus. The [executive order]( is effective throughout the 2021-22 flu season. [FAQs for employees]( and [FAQs for students]( provide answers to general questions, and additional information is available on [UCNet]( as well. UC Santa Barbara In The News [Marketplace]( [The challenges of getting oil companies to decommission California’s aging offshore oil rigs]( Some lawmakers are calling for a permanent ban on new oil drilling off the West Coast after a recent spill released thousands of gallons of oil into Southern California waters. But what about the aging rigs off the coast of California right now? [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})