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UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events [UC Santa Barbara's Top News & Featured Events] [UC Santa Barbara]( February 1, 2022 Top News [Smartphone App]( [Smartphone, M.D.: Going Viral]( A new app and lab kit can turn your smartphone into a COVID-19 and flu virus detection test. [Read more about the new development ▶]( [Rubén Martínez]( [Chronicler of the Struggle]( Writer Rubén Martínez will receive the 17th annual Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. [Read more about his work and the award ▶]( [Testing in the campus lab]( [Acing their Tests]( The campus’s multifaceted COVID-19 testing operation is a study in collaboration. [Read more about the robust program ▶]( [More News]( Featured Events [Mwedzi]( [Mwedzi]( February 3, 2022 An online performance screening is followed by a Q&A with Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, and special appearances by artists Etienne Charles and Gerson Lazo-Quiroga. [Conscious Conversations]( [Conscious Conversations]( February 7, 2022 Charmaine Chua of global studies and Dylan Rodriguez of UC Riverside join the panel discussion, “Racism in Policing on Campuses,” examining both K-12 and higher education. [The First Black Archaeologist]( [The First Black Archaeologist]( February 10, 2022 History professor John W.I. Lee discusses his new book about John Wesley Gilbert, a pioneering African American classical scholar, teacher, community leader and missionary. [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})