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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( February 27, 2024 ▤ Top News [Yarumal, a municipality in the foothills of the Andes north of Medellín,]( [Untangling a sticky mystery: Researchers make progress into a genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease]( Members of a single Colombian family each carry a mutation linked to accelerated development of the sticky plaques that, in addition to tangles of a misfolded structural protein called tau, are the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. [Read more about mutation E280A]( [Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand ]( [Translating a Shakespeare masterpiece into a mesmerizing movie]( Director Joel Coen and star Frances McDormand discuss their version of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” following a screening of the film at the Carsey-Wolf Center. [Read more about their interpretation]( [The Interactive Learning Pavillion]( [Award-winning architecture on campus]( The Interactive Learning Pavilion has transformed the undergraduate experience less than a year after it officially opened. And now the innovative classroom building has garnered accolades, winning U.S. Building of the Year from World-Architects. [Read more about the award]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Silhouette of mother and son with a crowd]( [Everybody’s Favorite Mothers]( February 27, 29, March 2, 2024 LAUNCH PAD stages a preview production of James Still’s theatrical celebration of unconditional love and unlikely activism that started in the summer of 1972 when one mother marched in a parade with her gay son. [UCSB Gamelan Ensemble]( [World Music Series: UCSB Gamelan Ensemble]( February 28, 2024 Richard North directs the ensemble as they showcase an ancient style of gamelan from Cirebon, West Java, featuring dynamic drumming, delicate melodies and lively interlocking rhythms. [Gaucho pitcher throwing]( [Men’s Baseball vs Oregon]( March 1, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Ducks at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. [More Events]( 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.