Halloween 2019; California’s Fire Problems; Helium Core Flashes

UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( October 29, 2019 Top News [Isla Vista]( [Halloween 2019]( The campus teams with students and community on rules, regulations, safety enhancements and alternative events for Halloween weekend. [Read More ▶]( [Kincaid Fire]( [Shifting Winds in Fire Management]( California has two fire problems, researchers say, and they’re very different. [Read More ▶]( [Photo Credit: JØRGEN CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD]( [A Flash and a Shudder]( New findings from KITP scholars detail a method for investigating the inner workings of stars in a rare phase. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Ian Nagoski]( [Ian Nagoski]( October 30, 2019 Sharing little-heard works by early 20th-century Eastern European immigrants, the researcher and record producer discusses a musical culture as it developed over two generations. [Rocio FIlm Poster]( [Rocio]( October 30, 2019 Woven from home videos collected by his family since 1988, Dario Guerrero’s documentary provides a lens into the Mexican immigrant experience. [Ensemble Mik Nawooj]( [Ensemble Mik Nawooj]( November 1, 2019 Oakland’s hip-hop orchestra incorporates elements from hip hop and classical, creating a unique hybrid that reimagines the role of music and culture in civic engagement. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Time]( [California's Power Shutoffs Might Prevent Wildfires. But Are They Worth the Risks?]( Electrical equipment can start a wildfire in a number of different ways. Power lines may start a blaze if they’re struck with branches, are knocked down, or if they “slap,” or blow around in a way that creates a molten substance that can fall atop dry brush. But Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist at UC Santa Barbara, says turning off the power won’t prevent every wildfire. As he points out, wildfires can be ignited by anything from campfires to lightning to arson. [Read More ▶]( [Scientific American]( [Hands-On with Google’s Quantum Computer]( Google is developing a statistical method to correct errors, and John Martinis, a physicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who teamed with the company to develop Sycamore, says the tentative results so far have revealed no fundamental aspect, no showstopper, that would prevent error correction from getting better and better. The show, it seems, will go on. [Read More ▶]( [Arts]( | [Science + Technology]( | [Society + Culture]( | [Campus + Community]( | [Athletics]( | [Calendar]( [UC Santa Barbara]( Connect with Us: [FB icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Vimeo icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [RSS icon]( Copyright © 2019 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. Share this email: [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( 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]( using TrueRemove® 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.]({EMAIL})