Education Pressure mounts on UC system to reach agreement with lecturer workforce as strikes and class cancellations loom By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 21, 2021 The UC workforce has a churn problem as about a quarter of the system’s 6,000 lecturers don’t return annually.
Arts & Entertainment Scream therapy? Haunted attractions return for Halloween By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | October 20, 2021 Live scares are back, including several immersive, thrill-filled theatrical extravaganzas.
art Museum of the African Diaspora reopens after 19 long months By Charles Lewis III | Bay City News Foundation | October 20, 2021 A collection of new displays and exhibitions shine a greater focus on African arts and artists.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Jonas Kaufmann, a global arts bonanza, and Bill Kirchen By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | October 20, 2021 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Featured in Category ‘They treat me like I’m old and stupid’: seniors on clinicians’ age bias By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | October 20, 2021 Ageism in health care settings, which can result in inappropriate or dangerous treatment, is getting new attention during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Scientists search for cause of mysterious COVID-related inflammation in children By Liz Szabo | Kaiser Health News | October 20, 2021 Scientists treating kids for MIS-C point to rare genes, leaky guts and a “superantigen.”
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: This festival’s films highlight human rights By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | October 19, 2021 An enriching line-up includes films on local and global topics.
Bay Area Newsom declares drought emergency across California By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | October 19, 2021 Governor authorizes water regulators to ban wasteful water use but does not order mandatory water conservation.
Bay Area ‘Purple Air’ arose from curiosity about gravel pit pollution By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | October 19, 2021 Purple Air sensors provide important real-time information, even if they tend to overestimate the pollution in the air, the device's creator said.
Featured in Category Giving Campaign offers tours of new STEAM building By The Giving Campaign Team | October 19, 2021 Funds raised through the Giving Campaign support PUSD’s STEAM instruction.