Understanding the Opioid Epidemic; Geologist Explains Forces Behind Montecito Events; New Photo Exhibit

Top News & Featured Events for January 30, 2018 [Top News & Featured Events for January 30, 2018] Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here to view it online](. Share this: [The UC Santa Barbara Current]( January 30, 2018 Top News [Dreamland]( [Opioid container that has spilled out]( Scientists are still only beginning to understand the biological and genetic consequences of opioid addiction. [Read more]( [The Perfect Storm]( [Intense rains coupled with sediment loosened by the historic Thomas fire, resulted in debris flows that sent boulders down the slopes of Montecito Photo Credit: MIKE ELIASON/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE]( Geologist Ed Keller and his team explain the forces behind the natural disaster in Montecito. [Read more]( [Snapshots in Time]( [James Bay Cree members, from left, Charles Bobbish, Gordon Neacappo, Stephen Lameboy, John Pashagumeskum, Fort George, Quebec, 1973. Photo Credit: GEORGE LEGRADY]( A new exhibition features photos of Canadian First Nation people taken by professor George Legrady in 1973. [Read more]( [more news]( Featured Events [José González]( [José González]( January 31, 2018 The soulful singer-songwriter is praised as "a spellbinding talent." [Daze of Justice]( [Daze of Justice]( January 31, 2018 A film that follows the Cambodian-American women who served as witnesses against the Khmer Rouge. [Cliffs, grass and a deep blue bay]( [Timothy Rommen]( January 31, 2018 The musicologist gives a free talk about the Creole geographies of Dominica's popular music. [more events]( [ARTS]( | [SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY]( | [SOCIETY + CULTURE]( | [CAMPUS + COMMUNITY]( | [ATHLETICS]( | [CALENDAR]( [UCSB]( Copyright © 2018 The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. [fb]( [twitter]( [google plus]( [Vimeo]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [RSS]( [UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications 1124 Cheadle Hall | Santa Barbara, CA 93106 US](#) This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. [manage]( your preferences | [opt out]( using TrueRemove® Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. [powered by emma](