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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( January 12, 2023 Top News [Toward Harmony and Equality]( Historian Daina Ramey Berry offers perspective on the legacy and enduring relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Read more about King’s messages ▶]( [Playwright Jacqueline Lawton sits behind a desk]( [Amplifying New Plays and Playwrights]( LAUNCH PAD’s reading festival brings the Black American experience, family and community stories to center stage. [Read more about the multi-day event ▶]( [The Thomas Fire burns behind a beach at night]( [When Disaster Strikes]( A Gaucho-founded UC systemwide network is offering an online course on reducing risks and readying for crises. [Read more about disaster resilience ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Basketball player makes a jump shot]( [UC Riverside vs. UC Santa Barbara]( January 14, 2023 The Highlanders take on the Gauchos in a night of men’s basketball at the Thunderdome. [Dancer on stage]( [Santa Barbara Dance Theater]( January 18-22, 2023 Brandon Whited directs the campus’s professional contemporary dance company in residence in its 46th anniversary performance season. [Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano]( [CWC TV: The Sopranos]( January 19, 2023 Series director James Hayman joins Patrice Petro, director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, for a post-screening discussion of the episode “Eloise” and The Sopranos’ enduring legacy. [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 © 2023 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})