Education, Local, News, Youth UCSB — The Current — ‘Inspiration and GRIT’ and more news by Community Contributor • June 23, 2021 • Comments Off on UCSB — The Current — ‘Inspiration and GRIT’ and more news Click here to see the entire e-newsletter June 23, 2021 Top News Inspiration and GRIT Summer Sessions presents a new season of GRIT Talks, a series of free public lectures by notable faculty across myriad disciplines. Read More about the talks ? Subterranean Investigations Researchers explore the shallow underground world with a burrowing soft robot. Read More about movement through granular media ? Big-Time Support Laila Shereen Sakr and Rachael Scarborough King receive significant awards to back digital humanities and social science projects. Read More about the ACLS awards ? More News UC Santa Barbara In The News The Atlantic A Slimy Calamity Is Creeping Across the Sea The sea snot blanketing Turkey’s coastline isn’t just gross—it’s also smothering animals underwater. Read More ? Science California’s fire-fanning Santa Ana winds may not get any better with climate change The howling hot Santa Ana winds that funnel into Southern California every fall are a fixture of the West Coast experience. 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.