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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( January 30, 2024 ▤ Top News [A tree in a meadow at Sedgwick Reserve]( [Extreme drought hits grasslands and shrublands harder than anticipated]( A global experiment covering 100 sites, undertaken to generate a baseline understanding of the potential losses of plant productivity in these vital ecosystems, quantifies the impacts of extreme drought across six continents. [Read more about the findings]( [Kristen Thomas-McGill]( [Jeopardy winner and doctoral candidate examines the history of child sexual abuse, celebrity and public memory]( In the historically specific yet “disturbingly familiar” case of Sir Hector “Fighting Mac” Archibald MacDonald, a celebrity soldier of the British empire, Kristen Thomas-McGill uncovers evidence that his court-martial was connected to allegations of child molestation. [Read more about the archival research]( [A person walks towards a polling place]( [U.S. voters’ climate change opinions swing elections]( When voters cast their ballots in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, many were driven by their concern about climate change, according to a new report. [Read more about climate and elections]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Film poster for Sueño en otro idioma]( [Sueño en otro idioma (I Dream in Another Language)]( January 31, 2024 The 2017 Mexican film explores the efforts of a young linguist who tries to repair the relationship between two old friends to save an Indigenous language. [Renée Fleming]( [Renée Fleming in Recital]( February 1, 2024 The Grammy-winning soprano performs at the Arlington Theatre. [UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball Player readies a shot]( [Men’s Basketball vs UC Davis]( February 1, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Aggies at the Thunderdome. [More Events]( ▤ UC Santa Barbara in the News [CBS News]( • January 25, 2024 [Groundwater levels are starting to decline across portions of California; here's the areas of highest risk]( Scott Jasechko, co-author of the study and assistant professor of water resources with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara, said he and his colleagues analyzed measurements from over 170,000 wells in more than 40 countries. 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.