“These grants are meant to spur on new discoveries that could ultimately save millions of lives,” stated Chris Wilson, director of Global Health Discovery with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “GCE winners are expanding the pipeline of ideas for serious global health and development challenges where creative thinking is most urgently needed.” Where human… Continue Reading
Kenny Slaught, via his blog, notes that David Low, a professor in UCSB’s Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, will head an innovative global health and development research project titled “Strategy for development of enteric pathogen-specific phage”. Low’s research focuses on a ground-breaking platform to fight against serious bacterial pathogens that have become resistant… Continue Reading
Founded in 1786 by Spanish Catholic Church on the feast day of Saint Barbara, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth mission of religious conversion of native indigenous people in Santa Barbara County. Its extensive waterworks are a filter house, Spanish gristmill, sections of aqueducts, and two reservoirs served as part of Santa Barbara water system.… Continue Reading
The yearly symposium brings educators, artists, donors, and local not-for-profits together to meet students and members of the community and discuss the state of arts education in the area. This provides important insight and direction for forming better, more focused programs in the future. Other education outreach includes a drive to collect instruments for students… Continue Reading
The Santa Barbara Bowl, a large-scale outdoor music venue, aims to make the arts accessible to the larger community through a number of educational outreach initiatives. Annually, the foundation funds programs that reach nearly 20,000 students through non-profit arts programs, regional artists, and area schools. Long-time advocate of regional, Santa Barbara-based real estate developer and… Continue Reading
Kenny Slaught notes that Hospice of Santa Barbara provides a thorough range of services benefitting individuals facing terminal and chronic illness, as well as their families. Several of the programs at the organization serve the needs of children as they struggle with the impending or recent passing of a loved one. As 20 percent of… Continue Reading
Kenny Slaught points out that many families look to the hospice for counseling and support programs. On an on-going basis, the hospice provides personal, group, and family counseling for free. These therapy sessions deal with a number of issues aroused by death and dying, while emphasizing the differing aspects of emotional, mental, and spiritual wellness… Continue Reading
Hospice of Santa Barbara continues a wide range of services for residents facing terminal and chronic illness, and also provides support to their families. Many of the programs at the Hospice serve the needs of youngsters facing the impending or recent passing of a loved one. About 20 percent of children face the death of… Continue Reading