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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [The Current]( February 29, 2024 ▤ Top News [Michelle Petty-Grue stands in front of spiny plants]( [Poet professor reflects on imagination, students and racism in America]( Assistant teaching professor Michelle Petty-Grue explores her life and profession in the arts in this long-form interview that ranges from her upbringing in England to raising a Black son in America. [Read more about Petty-Grue’s work]( [Tyhib Rawls' mural]( [Black studies conference examines criminal legal system, unveils new social justice art]( Guest speakers from around the country will discuss the Black experience in U.S. courts and prisons, and a new work by artist Tyhib Rawls, featuring iconic imagery of the 1968 North Hall Takeover, is revealed at the Black Student Union. [Read more about the conference]( [Stephen DenBaars, Phillip Christopher, Shuji Nakamura]( [A seed grant for light-driven catalysis]( With funding from the campus, engineers Phillip Christopher, Shuji Nakamura and Stephen DenBaars collaborate to develop custom lasers to power more efficient photon-driven catalytic processes. [Read more about photo catalysis]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [Wesley Arai sits with the Storke Tower carillon]( [Faculty Artist Recital: Wesley Arai, Carillon]( March 3, 2024 The university carillonist presents a recital of original works, plus arrangements of classical and modern favorites. [UCSB Men's Tennis]( [Men’s Tennis vs Florida Atlantic]( March 4, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Owls at Arnhold Tennis Center. [Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop featuring a rainbow flag]( [Beyond Bookselling]( March 5, 2024 Sarah Dunne, a doctoral candidate in history, explores the role of queer bookstores in the gay liberation movement. [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.