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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [Alternate text]( March 19, 2023 ▤ Top News [Jigna Desai]( [A commitment to liberatory knowledge and action]( Led by Professor Jigna Desai, the Center for Feminist Futures supports and promotes research, pedagogy, creative work and public engagement in gender, sexuality and feminist studies from multiple perspectives. [Read more about the new center]( [Etruscan shrew above, a whale below]( [Reference genomes from the world’s largest and smallest mammals may help solve mysteries of development and lifespan]( The blue whale and the diminutive Etruscan shrew are helping researchers better understand the workings of the mammalian developmental clock. [Read more about The Vertebrate Genomes Project]( [Cuca Acosta]( [Opening doors: Cuca Acosta’s journey from Santa Barbara High to college admissions leadership]( A Santa Barbara native, the first in her family to go to college, a tour guide during her UCSB days, and a 20-plus-year veteran of the admissions office, Acosta is an expert in her field. [Read more about her life and work]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Roomful of Teeth]( [Roomful of Teeth with Gabriel Kahane]( March 24, 2024 The Grammy Award-winning contemporary vocal ensemble performs a program featuring works by founding member Caroline Shaw, special guest Kahane and other composers. [Softball players on the field]( [Softball vs Fresno State]( March 27, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Bulldogs on Campus Diamond. [Robert B. Reich]( [Robert B. Reich]( April 3, 2024 The economist gives his talk “What Really Happened to the American Dream (and How Can It Be Restored?),” which examines widening inequalities of income, wealth and political power, expertly showing how restoring equal opportunity is critical for all Americans. [More Events]( Explore [Arts]( [Science & Technology]( [Society & Culture]( [Campus & Community]( [Events]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Vimeo]( [LinkedIn]( [RSS Feeds]( 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](. Got this as a forward [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. 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.