February 17, 2022   thisweek@ucsandiego

Graduate Students Honored for Inclusive Mentorship This year, five UC San Diego graduate students will be inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, a prestigious organization recognizing scholars who push boundaries through their commitment to social justice, inclusivity and academic excellence. As outstanding student leaders in their respective fields, these scholars exemplify the values of Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first African American to earn a doctorate degree in the U.S. in 1876. Read More » Pepper Canyon West Housing Construction to Start This Summer Pepper Canyon West will feature single-occupancy rooms for 1,300 undergraduate students. The project is near the Central Campus station of the UC San Diego Blue Line trolley and includes retail, open spaces and access to canyon trails. Read More »   CARTA Maps Humanity’s Distinctive Evolution For more than 20 years, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny has sought answers to big questions about where we came from, and what makes us uniquely human. Read More » Engineering Students to Compete in International Maritime Robot Competition   Willing Yourself Well: UC San Diego Health Patient Proves You Don’t Need a Functioning Heart to Function Perfectly SPOTLIGHT Calling all Tritons: Who’s a Woman Who Inspires You? In honor of Women’s History Month, we want to celebrate the women who inspire us. Whether it’s your mom or a major historical figure, tell us in a few words “Who is a woman who inspires you and why?” Read More » Three UC San Diego Faculty Members Receive 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship » Pandemic Upends Breast Cancer Diagnoses » Remapping Atrial Fibrillation Treatment » Flies Possess More Sophisticated Cognitive Abilities than Previously Known » IN THE MEDIA Soak up the February sun? Not without climate change guilt in California » Politico  |  February 12 Do strict gun control laws reduce sales? » KGTV  |  February 14 50 years later, some question value of U.S.-China ‘Panda Diplomacy’ » The New York Times  |  February 13 Parents lose patience over school mask mandate » CalMatters  |  February 15 EVENTS   Yolanda López: A Studio of One’s Own » February 17, 2022     “Beefin’ with the Bard” with Professor Letty Garcia » February 23, 2022     UC San Diego 20th Anniversary Black History Month Celebration and Scholarship Awards Ceremony » February 25, 2022   AROUND CAMPUS Search for the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences » Nominations for Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Awards 2021-2022 » For Second Systemwide Review: Proposed Presidential Policy on UC Research Data » CONSTRUCTION ALERT – Molli and Arthur Wagner Dance Studio Facility » ATHLETICS   Swim & Dive at MPSF Championships » 2/16/22–2/19/22 (Los Angeles)     Men’s Basketball vs. Hawai‘i » 2/17/22 at 7 p.m. (ESPN+)     Softball vs. Utah » 2/18/22 at 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+)     University Communications and Public Affairs 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0938 858-534-3120  |  thisweek@ucsd.edu     Past Issues  |  Subscribe  |  About  |  Contact Us Read more news at UC San Diego News Center  |  Unsubscribe