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May 6, 2021   thisweek@ucsandiego

Longtime campus supporters Chiu-Shan Chen Ph.D. ’69 and Rufina Chen have committed $5 million to UC San Diego, one of the largest individual gifts to the Division of Arts and Humanities to date. The gift will establish a new Center for Taiwan Studies, highlighting the alum’s deep commitment to giving back and supporting programs that expand cultural understanding of Taiwan and Taiwanese Americans. Read More » Meet the Alumni Award Honorees 2021 This year's virtual UC San Diego Alumni Awards will take place on May 15 as part of Alumni Celebration Weekend. Read More »   Nurses By Day, Social Justice Activists By Night Since May 2020, a team of registered nurses in San Diego has taken part in efforts advocating for racial equity and social justice. Read More » ‘Sunny Days’ Student Festival on the Horizon   Two UC San Diego Professors Announced as Guggenheim Fellows Customized Brain Maps Improve Cancer Surgeries and Epilepsy Treatments UC San Diego engineers and physicians are collaborating to create new sensors that sit on the surface of the brain and allow surgeons to create higher-resolution brain maps. Read More » SPOTLIGHT Save the Date for u.care, UC San Diego’s Day of Caring Beginning May 13, UC San Diego will rally together for u.care, UC San Diego’s Day of Caring. This impactful 32-hour campaign will showcase the ways the university and our community care about our world. Join the Cause » UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory » New View of Species Interactions Offers Clues to Preserve Threatened Ecosystems » IN THE MEDIA Forbes  |  April 29 Why college vaccine mandates are controversial but likely to be widely adopted » Today  |  May 1 Do I count as 'Asian American'? What the history behind the term taught me » The Washington Post  |  May 1 How do pelicans glide gracefully above waves? Paper uncovers physics behind maneuvers. » Smithsonian Magazine  |  April 30 A shortage of plastic pipette tips is delaying biology research » TRENDING ON SOCIAL UC San Diego May 1, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month, Tritons walked in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk on campus to raise awareness and much-needed funds for suicide prevention programs, unite those who have been affected by suicide, and help change our culture’s approach to mental health. View Post » Follow UC San Diego on social media. EVENTS   May 11 – Jun 8, 2021 Process Palooza 2021       CALENDAR May 7, 2021 Breaking Down Imposter Syndrome in Asian American Communities: A Mental Health Panel »     May 7, 2021 Movement to Empowerment: Healing API Communities Through Yoga »     May 13, 2021 Angela Washko: Computing in the Arts Lecture Series »     ATHLETICS   Arzave Makes US Open Water National Team  »       SCHEDULE 5/7/21 at 7 a.m. Women's Rowing at SDSU/Stanford Lightweights     5/7/21 - 5/9/21, BigWest.TV Baseball at Cal State Fullerton     5/7/21 at 5 p.m., ESPN3 Softball vs. CSUN     5/8/21 at 1 p.m. (DH), ESPN3 SENIOR DAY Softball vs. CSUN     Equity Talks for Staff by Staff | Rise Up: Justice for Asian Pacific Islander Communities CAMPUS NOTICES In Memoriam: Former Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Marjorie Caserio » Updated Guidelines for External Listing of MOOC Courses » For Employee Comment - UC Police Policies and Administrative Procedures » Notice of Senate Election – Voting Open »

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