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April 16, 2020   thisweek@ucsandiego

Companies that found their footing at the Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space are working to model disease outbreaks, increase access to offline education and facilitate research on COVID-19 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, several companies that emerged in the Qualcomm Institute Innovation Space at UC San Diego are using technology in innovative ways to address many of the challenges we face during these unprecedented times. Read More » A Career Cultivated in Watermelon Fields Maribel Patiño, who is in her fourth year of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the School of Medicine, has been awarded a $90,000 graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the U.S. Read More »   Conrad Prebys Foundation Awards $350,000 Challenge Grant to Support UC San Diego's COVID-19 Efforts The Conrad Prebys Foundation has awarded a $350,000 challenge grant to support the University of California San Diego in its COVID-19 efforts. Read More » New COVID-19 Webinar Series: How will Coronavirus Change the World?   Loss of Smell and Taste Validated as COVID-19 Symptoms in Patients with High Recovery Rate Incoming President of Quiz Bowl Club Represents Campus in 'Jeopardy!' College Championship   When Damaged, the Adult Brain Repairs Itself by Going Back to the Beginning REACHING OUT Triton Rower Puts Senior Visits on Hold, Delivers Face Masks Instead A nonprofit led by Triton rower Harry Zhu has delivered 32,000 face masks donated by members of the Chinese-American community in Orange County to senior care centers and fire and police departments. Read More »   First Responders Thank Hospital Staff with Standing Ovation To show gratitude to all our health care workers, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and San Diego Police Department personnel gave standing ovations outside of hospitals across our city. View Slideshow »   UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES In Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic, a Crashing Wave of Neuropsychiatric Problems? » Thanks to “Flexoskeletons,”These Insect-Inspired Robots are Faster and Cheaper to Make » IN THE MEDIA The New York Times  |  April 10 Does vote-by-mail favor Democrats? No. It’s a false argument by Trump » Associated Press  |  April 13 Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19 » Mail & Guardian  |  April 13 Lockdown or no lockdown: we face hard choices for complex times (Opinion) » KNSD  |  April 13 Smell and taste loss linked to coronavirus in new UCSD Health study » TRENDING ON SOCIAL UC San Diego April 9, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Downtown, San Diegans are cheering, clapping, and singing from their homes at 8 p.m. each night to thank essential workers and release pent up energy while they stay home View » Follow UC San Diego on social media. EVENTS   April 29, 2020 Women in STEM Conference: Virtual Panel & Networking       CALENDAR April 23, 2020 COVID-19 Global Impacts: The Border »     April 24, 2020 The Neuroscience of Mindfulness-Based Meditation Workshop »     April 30, 2020 Green Talks »     Temporary Work Opportunity Clearinghouse CAMPUS NOTICES Remote Summer Session, Summer Campus Housing, Academic Integrity » Announcing the 10th Annual Integrity Award Recipients » April 21, 2020 Representative Assembly Meeting » CONSTRUCTION ALERT – Mid-Coast Project – Nightly Road Closures »

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