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UC Santa Barbara’s Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara’s Top News & Featured Events] [Alternate text]( March 14, 2024 ▤ Top News [Alternate text]( [‘In the Shadow of the Seawall’ tackles coastal land use dilemmas in the age of sea level rise]( Focusing on the Maldives and Guyana — two communities on the front lines of sea level rise — sociologist Summer Gray’s new book examines and illustrates how seawalls serve as a point of conflict between rich and poor, colonizer and Indigenous, powerful and powerless. [Read more about Gray’s research]( [Alternate text]( [Evaluating and advancing equity in energy transitions]( To confront the climate crisis, scientists say, we must transition away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable sources. Researchers have created an analytical framework to help ensure we do so without magnifying existing energy inequities. [Read more about the framework]( [Alternate text]( [Physicists gather to remember the father of quantum cosmology]( Two days of talks honoring the memory of esteemed physicist and professor Jim Hartle celebrated his outsized work and legacy. [Read more about the conference]( [More News]( ▤ Featured Events [UCSB Music of India Ensemble Concert]( March 14, 2024 Scott Marcus directs the group in a performance of North Indian classical music for sitar and tabla. [Men’s Volleyball vs UC Irvine]( March 15, 2024 The Gauchos take on the Anteaters at The Thunderdome. [Bikes and Data - A Santa Barbara Story]( March 19, 2024 Leaders across the South Coast will discuss how they’re working together to make Santa Barbara a better place for biking. [More Events]( ▤ Campus Announcements [University-sponsored identity theft protection for faculty and staff]( As part of the university’s ongoing commitment to the wellbeing and security of faculty and staff, UC will provide fully paid comprehensive identity theft protection for employees and their dependent children under age 18. [Apply to be the next staff advisor to the Regents]( The application period for the next staff advisor to the UC Regents (2024-2026) is now open, with a deadline of Monday, April 1. The recruitment is open to all eligible UC staff and non-Senate academic employees. 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.