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Theory on Zoom Fatigue Looks at How The Technology Warps Our Sense of Space | Homes & Lifestyle
By now, 12 months into America’s coronavirus lockdown, we’re all familiar with “Zoom fatigue,” the feeling of dull dread and disconnect in a medium meant to substitute for meeting face to face. But while most scholarship has set about determining what it is, less work has been done on why it happens. Robby Nadler, who directs UC Santa Barbara’s Academic, …
Researchers’ Computational Methods Pave Way for New Water Purification Technology | UCSB
Water is perhaps Earth’s most critical natural resource. Given increasing demand and increasingly stretched water resources, scientists are pursuing more innovative ways to use and reuse existing water, as well as to design new materials to improve water purification methods. Synthetically created semi-permeable polymer membranes used for contaminant solute removal can provide a level of …
Charleston school leaders to consider modifying calendar, start summer break earlier | News
Students across Charleston County School District might start their summer vacations earlier than expected. School and district leaders will meet with teachers this week to discuss the possibility of changing the academic calendar so that students’ last day of class will fall sooner than the established June 18 end date. The district has already received …
Health Calendar published Jan. 6, 2021
The National Alliance on Mental Illness and NAMI Minnesota have started online support groups and mental health classes in response to COVID-19. All are available through the Minnesota website at namimn.org. The American Red Cross conducts blood drives in the west central area. To give blood you must be at least 17 years old, weigh …
BREAKING: Covid cases in hospitals are up, elective surgeries will be delayed statewide according to state health officer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers has all but collapsed after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won’t support $160 billion in state and local funds as part of a potential trade-off in the deal. McConnell’s staff conveyed to top negotiators Thursday that …
Sansum Clinic Integrates Local Well Health Technology to Improve Patient Interaction | Business
Well Health enables conversations between patients and health care organizations through secure, multilingual messaging in the patient’s preferred communications channel: texting, email, telephone or live chat. In this image, the health care provider view is on the laptop, and the patient view is on the smartphone. (Contributed graphic) Sansum Clinic incorporates Santa Barbara startup Well …
Tracking the Tropics: Record-breaking 2020 hurricane season drawing to a close
by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 12:48 PM CST / Updated: Nov 25, 2020 / 01:06 PM CST TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — We’re less than a week away from the official end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and it’s safe to say everybody is ready to say “good …
2 Suspects Detained After Attempted Break-in at Montecito Business | Local News
An alert neighbor helped foil a break-in at a Montecito business early Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. At about 2:40 a.m., officers responded to an optometry office on the 1100 block of Coast Village Road, police spokesman Anthony Wagner told Noozhawk. They found damaged doors and other evidence that someone had tried to …
Orcutt School Board Leans Toward Students Returning to Campuses After Winter Break | School Zone
A majority of Orcutt Union School District board members favor waiting until after winter break for students to return to campuses, acknowledging that the topic sparks strong emotions among teachers, students and parents. During a special study session Tuesday night, board members debated the various challenges and benefits of returning students to campus for some in-person learning amid the …
Health Calendar published Oct. 7, 2020
MONTEVIDEO — The Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network, along with the Alzheimer’s Association, will have a one-hour virtual fall event at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. “Dementia Conversations” will offer tips on having honest and caring conversations with our loved ones regarding several topics, including going to the doctor, deciding when to stop driving, and …
