Researchers at Craig Montell’s lab created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest in mating. The results could have major implications for how we manage disease transmission.
The Department of Theater and Dance will stage a new production of the 1928 comedy, “The Threepenny Opera,” by playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill.
Four new individuals — all of them alumni — have been elected to the UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees, while Sue Wilcox ’70, ’72, ’75 takes over as board chair.
The soloist and guest conductor leads a session featuring performances by three talented piano students, Simon Blanch, Kevin Huang and Armon Amirazizi.
Santa Barbara Dance Theater presents a re-staging/expansion of choreographer Nicole Powell’s A Warm Window, and two works by artistic director Brandon Whited.