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UC Santa Barbara's Top News [UC Santa Barbara's Top News] [UC Santa Barbara]( May 5, 2020 Top News [Pipettes and Lab Plate]( [Identifying the Novel Coronavirus]( Scientists develop a faster, less expensive COVID-19 test that can be deployed in the field. [Read More ▶]( [Empty Freeways]( [Pollution and COVID-19]( As pollution levels drop worldwide amid stay-at-home orders, researchers consider what this might mean for the future. [Read More ▶]( [Henley Gate, UC Santa Barbara]( [Community Response]( Video Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, faculty, staff and students are stepping up to help. [Watch Now ▶]( [More News]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [The Verge]( [Clean Energy Could Get Americans Back to Work Post-Pandemic]( Transforming America into a country that runs on clean energy is one way experts hope to alleviate the devastating economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With unemployment soaring and oil prices in a free fall, it’s looking highly unlikely that the US will simply step back into “business as usual.” Even though the pandemic is still raging, policy experts, climate action advocates, and scientists have all started drawing up plans that could save Americans from both the ravages of climate change and the economic fallout of COVID-19. [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 © 2020 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})