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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( January 18, 2022 Top News [A Source of Friction]( Researcher Angela Pitenis receives funding from the NSF to study friction between soft materials. [Read more about the NSF Early CAREER Award ▶]( [Laboratory technician working with pipettes]( [Versatility and Selectivity]( Assistant professor Yang Yang and collegues develop a method that gives enzymes the ability to catalyze new-to-nature reactions. [Read more about new enzymatic reactions ▶]( [Person spraying pesticides on plants]( [Genetic Strategy Reverses Insecticide Resistance]( Replacing a resistant gene with a susceptible counterpart opens the door to new methods that could fight malaria and reduce pesticide use. [Read more about insecticides ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez]( [Global TV: Veneno]( January 28, 2022 Jennifer Tyburczy of feminist studies discusses the HBO Max show about the transgender icon with its lead actress, Daniela Santiago. [Stanislav Shekshnia]( [Stanislav Shekshnia]( February 2, 2022 The author and entrepreneur explores environmental, social and corporate governance as part of the global studies department's virtual Colloquium Series. [Lincoln Center Orchestra]( [Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis]( February 4, 2022 The Pulitzer Prize recipient returns with 15 soloists, ensemble players and arrangers to perform original compositions, historic gems and masterworks by jazz greats. [More Events]( [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 © 2022 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})