Business, Cultural, Education, Health, Local, News, Youth UCSB — The Current — ‘Absolutely Stunning’ and more news by Community Contributor • July 28, 2021 • Comments Off on UCSB — The Current — ‘Absolutely Stunning’ and more news Click here for the entire e-newsletter July 28, 2021 Top News ‘Absolutely Stunning’ Campus makes progress on a planned student housing development in partnership with visionary philanthropist Charlie Munger. Read more about the new building ? Unraveling the Delta Variant COVID experts discuss the fast-spreading Delta variant. Read more about the strain ? Arrivals and Extinctions Breakthrough research examines the effects of introduced animals on Madagascar’s extinct megafauna. Read more about biodiversity ? More News UC Santa Barbara In The News Vice ‘WE ALL QUIT’: How America’s Workers Are Taking Back Their Power Motherboard spoke to economists and historians about why fast food and retail workers around the country are suddenly quitting en masse. Read More ? Gizmodo Ohio Utility Agrees to Pay $230 Million for Role in Massive Bribery Scandal FirstEnergy agreed to pay a $230 million fine for its role in a bribery scheme that aimed to win a $1.3 billion bailout for two of its power plants. Read More ? Bloomberg A Startup Plans to Mine the Ocean Floor. It Could Be a Disaster. Despite the potential riches, more time is needed to study the potential impact on the least resilient ecosystem on the planet. Read More ? Arts | Science + Technology | Society + Culture | Campus + Community | Athletics | Calendar Connect with Us: Copyright © 2021 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved.
