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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( March 21, 2024 ▤ Top News [The collection reflects the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence.]( [New collection will enable discovery and exploration of the influential work of Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson]( The library has acquired the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive, comprising research and teaching papers, ephemera and digital materials reflecting their seminal scholarship and activism. [Read more about their work]( [David Sherman and Waverly Duck]( [Russell Sage Foundation taps UCSB social scientists for fellowships]( As visiting scholars to the foundation, David Sherman and Waverly Duck will spend the 2024-2025 academic year studying the psychology of climate policy and marginalized groups, respectively. [Read more about the fellowships]( [Ann Crawford]( [UCSB’s outstanding women in IT]( In recognition of women’s contributions to the field of information technology, six UCSB IT professionals have been nominated for UC Women in Technology’s annual systemwide honor. Ann Crawford, pictured, was selected. [Read more about the nominees]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [UCSB Men's Baseball]( [Baseball vs San Jose State]( March 28, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Spartans at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. [UCSB Women's Water Polo]( [Women’s Water Polo vs UC Irvine]( March 29, 2024 The Gauchos wade against the Anteaters at Santa Barbara High School. [A hand moving chopped material on a cutting board]( [Edible Insect Initiative Exhibit]( April 1-5, 2024 A showcase highlights documentary photographer Umberto Diecinove's film “I N S C T S,” depicting the farming and consumption of insects as a part Indigenous diets all around the world. [More Events]( ▤ Campus Announcements Spring Break news briefings During the week of March 25, The Current e-mail will be published only once, Tuesday, March 26. Our twice-weekly briefings will return beginning Tuesday, April 2. 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.