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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( December 16, 2021 Top News [‘A Call to Action’]( An exhibit at the library brings to life the public experiences of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. [Read more about the ongoing show ▶]( [High-resolution image of proteins]( [Seeing is Believing]( Support from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation will allow scientists to open windows into complex soft and biological materials. [Read more about the $1.5 million grant ▶]( [A school of opaleye fish]( [An Opaleye-opening Result]( Scientists connect diet and temperature to metabolism in opaleye fish. [Read more about the research ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [John Leguizamo]( [An Evening with John Leguizamo]( February 2, 2022 The Emmy and Tony Award winner known for his irreverent brand of comedy draws inspiration from his life story for this special performance. [Joshua Bell]( [Joshua Bell and Peter Dugan]( February 3, 2022 The Grammy award-winning violinist appears in a recital event with the pianist and host of NPR’s “From the Top.” [Lincoln Center Orchestra]( [Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis]( February 4, 2022 The Pulitzer Prize recipient returns with 15 soloists, ensemble players and arrangers to perform original compositions, historic gems and masterworks by jazz greats. [More Events]( Campus Announcements [A Message from UC President Drake on COVID-19 Boosters]( Citing the emergence of new variants, including Delta and Omicron, UC President Michael V. Drake encourages UC community members to receive their COVID-19 boosters as soon as they are eligible. "Vaccination, including boosters, is still our best line of defense," he writes in a message to the UC community. [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})