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July 30, 2020   thisweek@ucsandiego

The Big West Conference Board of Directors announced yesterday that Big West fall sports competition will be postponed through the end of the calendar year. The decision will impact all UC San Diego intercollegiate athletic competitions, including those not competing as members of the Big West Conference—most notably, the men's water polo program that competes during the fall as a member of the Western Water Polo Association. Read More » Sowing Seeds of Compassion During Pandemic Brenda Henry, an infusion center nurse at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, helped start a farm in Primo Tapia, Mexico, that will provide free food to the community hurt by COVID-19. Read More »   Two Hearts Become One While Waiting for Another David Reynoso was waiting for a new heart when he was married at UC San Diego Health, which was ranked No. 1 in San Diego by the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report. Read More » 27th Annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational Set to Make Virtual Waves   QI Launches Research Internship Program for Undergraduates   Q&A: What is contact tracing? Cheryl Anderson, professor and dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, shares how contact tracing plays a key role in UC San Diego’s epidemic intervention plans. Read More »   UC SAN DIEGO HEADLINES National Clinical Trial Launches, Will Test Promising Vaccine Against Novel Coronavirus » Botox Injections May Lessen Depression » IN THE MEDIA San Diego Union-Tribune  |  July 28 UC San Diego raises $1.45 billion for research, polishing standing as science mecca » The New York Times  |  July 23 Beijing’s dilemma: Stand tough, but avoid a full rupture with the U.S. » KNSD  |  July 28 UCSD alum selected for NASA, SpaceX's 2nd launch in 2021 » San Diego Union-Tribune  |  July 24 San Diego to take part in Moderna’s massive COVID-19 vaccine trial » EVENTS   August 6, 2020 Return to Learn: Graduate and Professional Student Town Hall       CALENDAR July 30, 2020 UC San Diego Outreach: Zooming into the USA »     July 31, 2020 COVID-19 Dynamics & Evolution Webinar Series—Public Forum »     August 6, 2020 Virtual PoNG Summer Intership Program Showcase »     July 31: Equity Talks for Staff by Staff CAMPUS NOTICES Born Free: Healing and Transcending Racism, presented by the Black Staff Association » New Blink Experience Coming August 7 » Update on Financial Information System Go-Live » Passing of Stephanie Navrides, Former Chief Administrative Officer of ECE »

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