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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( March 4, 2021 Top News [History, Reconsidered]( A new book takes a broader, more inclusive look at the Chicano Movement. [Read more about the new book ▶]( [A scoop of ice cream]( [Creamy or Gritty?]( Researchers uncover how some animals sense the gritty texture of their food. [Read more about the mechanosensory channel ▶]( [Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars]( [Innovation Honored]( Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars will be honored at the 2021 Central Coast Innovation Awards. [Read more about the awards ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Ericka Hart]( [Joy Through Radical Sex Positivity]( March 4, 2021 Black femme activist, writer, acclaimed speaker and award-winning educator Ericka Hart explores sexual health and wellness from a queer, anti-racist perspective. [Ann Patchett]( [Ann Patchett]( March 7, 2021 In conversation with Lily King, the celebrated author of “The Dutch House” discusses her work, followed by a Q&A session. [Sonia Katyal]( [AI: Friend or Foe?]( March 8, 2021 Sonia Katyal of UC Berkeley talks about the impending conflict between the protection of civil rights and artificial intelligence. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Mother Jones]( [“It Hasn’t Happened in My Lifetime”: A Labor Historian on Biden’s Pro-Union Push]( There were early signs President Joe Biden would try to make good on his pledge to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” On the first day of his presidency he fired Peter Robb, the anti-labor general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board appointed by Donald Trump. One day later, Biden fired Robb’s Trump-era deputy. [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})