Major Anniversary for Chicano Studies; Overdrinking Brake Found in the Brain; Exhibition Celebrates Frederick Douglass’ Family

UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( February 19, 2019 Top News [El Plan de Santa Barbara]( [‘The Future is Here’]( El Plan de Santa Bárbara, the catalyst for Chicano Studies departments across California, turns 50. [Read More]( [Spilled Shot Glass]( [Tampering with the Brakes]( Neuroscientist Karen Szumlinski uncovers an unlikely ‘brake’ mechanism in the brain that helps modulate overdrinking. [Read More]( [Frederick Douglass]( [‘New Dawn for Freedom’]( An exhibition at the MultiCultural Center highlights the role of Frederick Douglass’ family in the fight for freedom and justice. [Read More]( [More News]( Featured Events [BlacKkKlansman]( [BlacKkKlansman]( February 20, 2019 Spike Lee's film is based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer in Colorado Springs who manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. [New York Polyphony]( [Origins]( February 20, 2019 The Grammy-nominated chamber ensemble New York Polyphony explores the boundaries between ancient and modern music. [Professor Tania Israel]( [Professors at the Pub: Tania Israel]( February 20, 2019 The professor of counseling, clinical and school psychology presents “Fascinating Facts about Bisexuality.” [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News Los Angeles Times [For scientists, the ripple effects of the government shutdown are still spreading]( For weeks, the UC Santa Barbara professor of chemical engineering had held out hope that politicians in Washington would find a way to end the government shutdown. If they did, his graduate students could still make their long-planned trip to Maryland to conduct experiments at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Center for Neutron Research in mid-January. [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 © 2018 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. Share this email: [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt out]( using TrueRemove® 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.]({EMAIL})