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August 6, 2020   thisweek@ucsandiego

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla is calling all Tritons to join him in taking one action a day, for 21 days, to further our awareness, compassion and understanding of the detrimental effects of structural racism on people of color in America. The Chancellor’s 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge launches on Aug. 7 and will run through Sept. 4. This inaugural challenge will center on anti-Blackness and the Black experience. Join the Challenge » UC San Diego Ranks Second in Forbes’ ‘America's Best Employers for Women’ The campus ranks second among higher education institutions in Forbes’ third annual ranking of the best employers for women. Women now occupy 63% of all senior leadership roles at UC San Diego. Read More »   Engineer Earns Presidential Award for Improving Underrepresented Student Access to STEM Experiences Olivia Graeve, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Read More » For Regents Scholars, Matchmaking is a Research Affair   UC San Diego Forging a Sustainable Future with Renewable Products Scientists Find First Evidence for the Higgs Boson Interaction with Muons UC San Diego’s Vivek Sharma guided the discovery of the Higgs boson eight years ago. Now, he and his team have made another breakthrough discovery. Read More »   Q&A: Isolation Housing and Fall Move-In Hemlata Jhaveri, executive director of Housing, Dining and Hospitality, and Dr. Angela Scioscia, interim executive director for Student Health and Wellbeing, answer questions about student isolation housing services and fall move-in. Read More »   UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES Can Sleep Protect Us from Forgetting Old Memories? » Implanted Neural Stem Cell Grafts Show Functionality in Spinal Cord Injuries » IN THE MEDIA ABC News  |  August 5 From magical wands to transparent partitions: kids cheat less with invisible barriers, study finds » NBC News  |  July 30 Trump's 'suburban lifestyle' tweet mixes race and class. Here's what voters care about more » Becker’s Hospital Review  |  August 3 How COVID-19 dashboard is fueling engagement across UCSD Health » San Diego Union-Tribune  |  August 4 Your phone could be telling you if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19. Here’s why it’s not » TRENDING ON SOCIAL UC San Diego July 31 Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is headed to space as part of a SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station in Spring 2021! View Post » Follow UC San Diego on social media. EVENTS   August 11, 2020 Cabinet Conversations: Associate Chancellor Suzi Sterner       CALENDAR August 6, 2020 Return to Learn: Graduate and Professional Student Town Hall »     August 10, 2020 Ask Me Anything: IPC Virtual Meet-Up »     August 12, 2020 UC San Diego Health COVID-19 Virtual Grand Rounds »     Aug. 18—20: Virtual Staff Summer Celebration 2020 CAMPUS NOTICES Updates from your CHRO: Expanded Remote Work and Leave Protections » Return to Learn: Graduate and Professional Student Town Hall » Senate Town Hall for Academics » COVID-19 Update: Work and Health Management Registration »

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