January 27, 2022   thisweek@ucsandiego

With a $50 Million Gift, USC and UC San Diego Join Forces in Alzheimer’s Research A transformative donation totaling $50 million from the Epstein Family Foundation will accelerate Alzheimer’s research at USC and UC San Diego in a push to find better treatments and a cure. The funding will be split evenly between the institutions, supporting existing research and sparking new collaborative efforts to discover effective therapies for the disease. Read More » How Protective are COVID Antibodies? Campus volunteers are needed for the largest study to date of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and the protection they impart against contracting COVID-19. Read More »   Let There be Light UC San Diego electrical engineering alumnus Lin Thu Hein has earned a coveted Echoing Green Fellowship for bringing community-driven change to his native Myanmar. Read More » Six UC San Diego Experts Elected AAAS Fellows in 2021   Secrets of the Craft New Drug Screening Method Answers Why Alzheimer’s Drugs Fail, Suggests New Targets » How Well Do Drivers Fare After Smoking Cannabis? » Pressing Reset on Depression » IN THE MEDIA At UCSD’s free clinic, Dr. Natalie Rodriguez teaches students and learns from patients » San Diego Union-Tribune  |  January 25 How many steps to walk away from diabetes? » U.S. News & World Report  |  January 25 Shake table test at UC San Diego could change building codes for earthquake protection » KPBS  |  January 24 Sprawling coral reef resembling roses is dicovered off Tahiti » New York Times  |  January 20 EVENTS   Reality+: A Conversation with Philosopher David Chalmers » January 27, 2022     iCafé – Your Passport to Culture: France! » January 28, 2022     Christina Fernandez: Virtual Artist Talk » February 4, 2022   AROUND CAMPUS Return to In-Person Instruction Jan. 31 » Triton Days Programming for Fall 2022 Admitted Students – Registration Now Open » Updates from Human Resources » Spring 2022 Course Modality Change Guidance » ATHLETICS   Men’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly » 1/27/22 at 7 p.m. (ESPN+)     Swim & Dive vs. California Baptist » 1/29/22 at noon (UCSDTritons.com)     Women’s Basketball at CSU Bakersfield » 1/29/22 at 1 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