UCSB Instructors Given Discretion Over In-Person or Remote Classes
UCSB is the only UC school to not fully extend remote learning through January 28.
Atmika Iyer
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Unmasking Isla Vista: Community Activism
The unrest and uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred an array of social movements.
Dozens Rally Against Medical Worker Vaccine Mandate
Santa Barbara protestors occupy intersection near Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.
Unmasking Isla Vista: Testing & Vaccines
One of the county’s first COVID-19 outbreaks occurred in I.V., which Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Director Van Do-Reynoso remembers “as the kickoff for the pandemic.”
The Stigma of Motherhood in Academic Sciences, Engineering
New study finds pregnancy and children a drawback for women in STEM, but fatherhood not a problem for men.
Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students
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Health Equity Work Presses On in Santa Barbara
Disparities highlighted by pandemic sets new course for medicine in Santa Barbara County.
Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle
From houselessness to mental health issues, crises within the Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara communities became amplified due to the pandemic.
Poll Workers Recruited for California Recall Election
“Without them, voting does not happen,” Santa Barbara County elections czar Joe Holland said to recruit volunteers for September 14.
Two UCSB Professors Get $1M MacArthur Endowment
Professors Jeffrey Stewart and Victor Rios work to center experiences of Black and Brown youth.