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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( October 15, 2020 Top News [COVID-19 in a droplet]( [Aerosols vs Droplets]( Researchers model the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in typical indoor situations. [Read More ▶]( [Teacher and Students]( [A Recipe for Success]( The innovative ÉXITO program prepares credentialed ethnic studies teachers for California high schools. [Read More ▶]( [Pine Trees in a Drought]( [One-Two Punch]( Ecologists investigate the effects of repeated droughts on different kinds of forests. [Read More ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Still from Parasite]( [Subversives: Parasite]( October 15, 2020 The English department’s Sowon S. Park moderates a virtual examination of the film’s cultural critiques and subversive themes. [Rachel Barenbaum]( [A Bend in the Stars]( October 18, 2020 Rachel Barenbaum talks about her debut novel and its themes, including anti-semitism, Russia, emigration, love and science. [Drag Performers Vivian, Cooper, Hershii, Sheba]( [Twice As Talented For Half]( October 19, 2020 A panel of Black drag performers discusses anti-blackness in the drag community, centering black voices and how blackness intersects with queer culture. [More Events]( UC Santa Barbara In The News [Smithsonian Magazine]( [The Explosive Hazard Hiding in an African Lake]( Lake Kivu is one of Africa’s strangest bodies of water. An unusual set of properties make it an intriguing subject for scientists, as well as a potential source of peril and prosperity for the millions of people living nearby. [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})