Chancellors Get Pay Raise: Recap of UC Regents January 2022 Meeting
Here are the most important takeaways from the University of California Board of Regents’ first meeting of 2022.
UCSB Library Creates Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration for the Month of January
The commemoration includes a wide variety of materials, some of which are available for students to check out.
National Weather Service Calls Off Tsunami Advisory for Santa Barbara County
A dispatcher at SBSO said that residents of Del Playa Drive — which is positioned directly above Isla Vista beach — had no reason for concern and would be unaffected by the potential surge.
Instructors Respond to Chancellor’s Remote Learning Decision
Instructors were notified at the same time as students that they would be deciding whether or not classes would be conducted in person or remotely.
Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge
As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista.
UCSB Gives Instructors Discretion Over Holding Classes In-Person or Remotely For Last Two Weeks of January
UCSB is the only UC school to not fully extend remote learning through Jan. 28.
Public Health Identifies First Few Confirmed Cases of Omicron Variant in Santa Barbara County
Though one among the four confirmed cases received the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the other three did not have vaccine records in the California Immunization Registry.
UCSB Announces Remote Learning for First Two Weeks of Winter Quarter
Current plans indicate that UC schools will remain online till Jan. 17, 2022, though that plan may change depending on the spread of COVID-19.
Nexus Explained: Long Range Development Plan, Ocean Road Housing and Munger Hall Housing
The following article is an explanation of the Long Range Development Plan, the Ocean Road faculty and staff housing project and the Munger Hall student housing project.
Nexus News Team Introduces Community Outreach Beat
In an effort to expand our coverage and more accurately represent our community, we are creating a new community outreach beat within the news section beginning Winter Quarter 2022.