Claudia Graziano Burgin

Fentanyl, oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), codeine, morphine. These synthetic painkillers, known as opioids, gained notoriety as extremely potent and highly addictive prescription drugs. Now, illicit versions of these drugs — including

We often talk about “the unhoused” in Santa Cruz County, but we rarely talk to them. Here, in video clips, Lookout’s...

Ending a person’s homelessness doesn’t stop at finding that person a stable place to live. In fact, housing is really the beginning of someone’s journey out of homelessness. Santa Cruz County has committed to building more affordable and low income

A future in which doctors prescribe housing as a treatment for chronic homelessness may be difficult for some to imagine. But as more communities — and healthcare providers — embrace a multifaceted approach to addressing homelessness, that scenario

A number of Santa Cruz County nonprofits are teaching kids how to grow and cook food, and develop stronger connections to nature and their community in the process.

Buying locally produced food and goods benefits you and your community in more ways than you think.

Three local nonprofits - Homeless Garden Project, Save Our Shores, and Teen Kitchen Project - are working hard to address community health needs. And local retailers like New Leaf Community Markets are stepping up to help fund their efforts.

Two of the largest federal agencies, the departments of Defense and Interior, overhaul their IT infrastructures and usher in culture change along the way.

It’s 10:15 a.m. on any given day. Do you know where your students are? Now you do.

More than 200,000 students were expected to enroll in virtual schools during the 2003-2004 school year, making e-learning an integral part of public school systems nationwide.

Texas teachers put sight and sound into their lesson plans. By Claudia Graziano.

Survey data shows teachers are moving beyond using technology just for administrative tasks.

Department of Defense, DHS and FDA use radio frequency identification to track everything from food and drugs to jeeps and military supplies.

Schools are moving beyond traditional one-to-one mentoring and adopting a variety of innovative tools.

The cloud of black soot that school buses churn out could soon be a thing of the past.

Public schools are using fingerprint recognition to create cashless cafeterias and track overdue library books, but privacy advocates express concern. By Claudia Graziano.

Doctors say an increasing number of pint-sized patients are suffering from RSI, or repetitive-strain disorder. Computer use is the likely culprit. By Claudia Graziano.

With help from Interpol, the International Chamber of Commerce will open a division designed to investigate and prosecute Internet fraud. By Claudia Graziano.

Voice verification technology can confirm an individual's identity over the Web. Kansas parolees will use the technology to check in with officers, while for consumers, applications for home banking and calling cards are in the works. By Claudia

InQuizit's new technology of natural language recognition may improve our data-hunting tools and foster more sensible communication with our computers. By Claudia Graziano.