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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( February 13, 2024 ▤ Top News [Six people hold their hands in the shape of hearts]( [Embracing single life: Love, intimacy and family beyond the couple]( Using survey data from more than 20,000 people from over 100 countries, and drawing from research by other social scientists, Bella DePaulo shows that those who embrace single life grow happier over time and are better situated to navigate old age than those who built their lives around romantic relationships. [Read more about her work]( [James Still]( [Maternal love unleashed: ‘Everybody's Favorite Mothers’ premieres at UCSB]( The Theater and Dance program LAUNCH PAD opens curtain on a preview production of “Everybody’s Favorite Mothers,” the new work by award-winning playwright James Still, described as “a theatrical celebration of unconditional love and unlikely activism.” [Read more about the play]( [Students visiting abroad]( [‘One of the jewels of UCSB’]( Operating in more than 40 countries, and with related opportunities in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, the Education Abroad Program advances a global mindset and shows students “how the world works beyond Santa Barbara.” [Read more about EAP]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Women playing basketball]( [Women’s Basketball vs UC San Diego]( February 15, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Tritons in the Thunderdome. [Black Flea Market]( [Black Flea Market]( February 15, 2024 Soul food will be served as talented Black creatives and entrepreneurs sell their wares at the second annual event in the MultiCultural Center Lounge. [Blue and purple background on a microphone]( [The Coming Out Monologues]( February 16, 2024 The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity invites LGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty to share their lived experiences through the art form and medium that calls to them. [More Events]( ▤ UC Santa Barbara in the News [Santa Barbara Independent]( • February 9, 2024 [Gustavo Arellano Honored for Distinction in Chicano Literature at UC Santa Barbara]( UCSB Chicano Studies professor Mario T. García, who worked alongside Leal to create the award 19 years ago, said that Arellano’s work — both at the O.C. Weekly and the L.A. Times — has continued Leal’s legacy by giving the art of column writing the same weight as literary essays and novels. 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.