Santa Barbara News-Press: April 6, 2020

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COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO

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Overcoming the odds 16-year-old Santa Maria High graduate Bryan Santa Maria High Barriga graduate headed to Notre Dame

COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO

Overcoming the odds By MITCHELL WHITE

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They’ve done soexperience. much for me just childhood so I could have an education.” When he was 4, Bryan’s father was KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS Last month, received his diagnosed withBryan Meniere’s disease, Documentary filmmaker Steven Barber and his wife Tamara are shown with various Apollo 11 celebratory items, including a bust of Neil Armstrong, below. high schoolof diploma from Santa a disorder the inner ear, andMahas ria High School at the agesince. of 16.At He been unable to work ever 7, is first member of his family to histhe mother and younger sister were graduate school and in the fall deportedhigh to Mexico. he“I will be heading to theme,” University think it just drove Bryan of Notre Dame. told the News-Press during a recent Being the first“I inknew his family to atphone interview. that I needtend came future with itsfor challengits 50th anniversary, Santa Monica-based from paraplegic athletes to the heroes of By CHRISTIAN WHITTLE ed tocollege have a better my pares. Bryan the application profilmmaker Steven Barber has taken a stat- the Joint POW and MIA Accounting ComNEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT ents and Isaid just wanted to help them cess was difficult ue of the three Apollo 11 astronauts to the mand. He loves finding a good story and out. They’ve done sobecause much forhe mewas just trying to do it all byeducation.” himself. putting a project together. He has had his Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. so I could have an ifty years ago today, humanity KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS He was able to lean on communiLast month, Bryan received his At 2,800 pounds, standing 12 feet tall share of setbacks, but over the years he’s accomplished the impossible. 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Barbara. nedy Center’s moon graduate high school and in the fall crewmate Michael Collins and hundreds est heroes. applied to more than 30 col“You can’t believe what it took to put in heHe will be heading to the University A brief resident of Santa Barbara when of men and women behind them, took their leges, such as Ivy League schools three statues, so I can’t even imagine what of Notre Dame. he was young, Mr. Barber has made sevfirst steps on the moon. Owners decide to close Jane during Harvard andfirst Yale. applied Being the inHe hisalso family to atPlease see APOLLO 11 on A4 In celebration of their achievement and eral documentaries on subjects ranging to other prestigious colleges such as tend college came with its challengfrombut paraplegic athletes toto thegive heroes back of its 50th anniversary, Santa Monica-based By CHRISTIAN WHITTLE pandemic, continue es. 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It’s exactlyBUSINESS this mentalitySANTA that led BARBARA NEWS-PRESS SMALL Barber’s year long SERIES: spired when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil marks the end of Mr. A rapid spread of COVID-19 has causedat a lot significant Scholarship Foundation of Santa to the statues finally arriving theofKengreatArmstrong and Buzz Aldrin, backed by journey to honor three of America’she Barbara. changes innedy the way people across the country are trying to Center’s moon garden. crewmate Michael Collins and hundreds est heroes. He applied to more than 30 col“You can’t believe what it took to put in their everyday lives. A brief resident of Santa Barbaralive when of men and women behind them, took their leges, such as Ivy League schools three statues, so I can’tsuch evenasimagine The things were once routine, going towhat the grohe was young, Mr. Barber has made sev- that first steps on the moon. Harvard and Yale. He also applied ceryranging store, going for a morning coffee, or simply11 going work Please see APOLLO on to A4 documentaries on subjects In celebration of their achievement and eralCOURTESY PHOTO KENNETH / NEWS-PRESS to other SONG prestigious colleges such as have been thrown for a loop. Dr. Jason Prystowsky says that it’s a time to come together. Los Arroyos is utlizing multiple vendors for delivery. Please see GRADUATE on A3 For restaurant owners, that change has also been a significant one. By MITCHELL WHITE and behavior data. to track and monitor the recovery period from a trying toor stay afloat bysleep pivoting to other NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The technology was developedFor in some, Santathey Bar-aresurgery, even what patterns canoptell you County health officer puts ‘We need more heroes’: bara and is maintained by a local tionsdata suchscience as offeringabout delivery and to-go health. options. 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Or if the type of mobile phone or smartwatch data alongside traditional healthcare Press. “You beclose surprised “It’sinformation, heart wrenching when youwould have to down,”how Mr. much data By NICK MASUDA CHRISTIAN WHITTLE you use could reveal how By adherent you are to empowering individuals and innovative compa- a smartphone would produce for health. Good DIRECTOR OF NEWS NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER Huston said. certain medications? What if the wearable data nies to understand and influence the everyday ofstaff data.” “You have to let allkind of our go and food starts going bad so you compile could show changes in the spread behaviors that create better health outcomes,” devices in use produce of data A South County person in their 60s with underlying health conSince the medical community became aware of the novel we tried donating whatThe we could to the Foodbank butmillions some you of the flu virus across the country? the company’s website states. points. ditions has passed away at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara due coronavirus known as COVID-19 at the end of December 2019, have to throw away.” These are some of the questions that Evidation The research projects take on a wide variety “There are all these opportunities that before to complications with COVID-19, the Santa Barbara County Pubinformation about the nature of the virus— and how to respond BytoMITCHELL WHITE and behavior data. the recovery period from a Health seeks answer. from quality of life, sleep and social patterns, to track and monitor Please see JANE on A8 we didn’t have,” said Dr. Signorini. “There is all lic Health Department said Sunday. has evolved rapidly. 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Figueroasymptoms, St., does cutting-edge using sion, behavior more. how you really feel, what is going on in “Public Health shares our deepest condolences with the famcontinues. hat if a conversation could used team. data frompandemic smartphones, wearables, andbe medical Some of the data used for the research is pro- stand “That’s the power of the devices and the data your life and (helps) to try and predict what is ily and friends of this community member,” said Santa Barbara For this reason, Dr. Jason Prystowsky, an emergency physito detect the hidden beginning of “Our data platform enables the passive collecdevices to uncover new ways to understand how duced by devices like Fitbit, Apple Watch or smart- they produce right now,” Alessio Signorini, one he said. MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS County Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg. 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