COVID ChroniclesVolume 5, April 2021 |
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Hello UC Santa Cruz community, Spring has arrived on campus, literally and figuratively. A string of 80-degree days at the start of the month jump-started the dormant wildflowers, and everything looks to be coming to life at once. Our spirits are also in bloom, as our governor has now announced that pandemic restrictions may be lifted statewide by mid-June if the COVID |
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Chancellor Cynthia Larive |
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caseload remains low and vaccine availability stays high. This is obviously exciting news that we have been patiently awaiting. I briefed our campus community recently on a host of COVD-related topics — what to expect this quarter instruction wise, how many students we’ll have in campus housing, and to be aware of our still evolving plans for fall. We are still planning in pencil, because while I am an optimist by nature, I am a realist by practice, and we have seen too many ups and downs with this pandemic to declare that we are now out of the woods. Expect more communications in the coming weeks and months detailing what fall will look like for those returning to campus, for those who will be coming to campus when possible and working or studying remotely at other times, and for those who will remain remote full time. In the interim, I am happy to pass along to you this latest edition of COVID Chronicles, our e-newsletter series intended to keep our extended community updated and uplifted during these unprecedented times. Learn how our health center has had to pivot to provide services through the pandemic, how our student testing-site kiosk attendants have gone above and beyond to help keep campus healthy, and why one pandemics expert — who we are proud to call an alumna — urges vigilance in face of the many COVID-19 variants surfacing. Until I see you next, stay safe, stay well, and stay connected. |
Chancellor Cynthia Larive
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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC Santa Cruz Student Health Center had to quickly change everything it was doing while remaining open for students. |
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A new series of videos is now available to students, faculty, and staff to help offset the increasingly sedentary lifestyle generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett speaks to the need for an all-out race to stay ahead of highly contagious COVID variants surfacing in the United States. |
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More than five-dozen hardworking Banana Slugs have been key to campus' TestMe asymptomatic testing program, which has administered more than 56,000 COVID-19 tests. |
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Spring break may have looked a little different this year, but UC Santa Cruz had students covered with a multitude of fun “staycation” events. |
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The Kraw Lecture Series have been a key resource in keeping our community and others informed on all things COVID. Learn how UCSC researchers are combatting the pandemic at home and abroad.
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The pandemic-fatigued American public is looking for answers to a long list of burning questions: Is the outlook for the next few months going to be sunny or bleak? Watch now |
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Genomics Institute making a difference
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Hear how genomic experts at UCSC have led the fight against COVID-19 with a virus browser designed to share virus sequence data. April 23
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Webster Foundation to match sequencing-effort donations The Genomics Institute is leading a regional effort to sequence and analyze positive COVID tests and inform the scientific and health community about the new variants appearing in California. To fund this initiative, the Helen and Will Webster Foundation has pledged to match up to $200,000 in new gifts. |
Experts convene to offer evidence-based insights into community-supported learning by children and students during and beyond the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. April 23
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Courses have been redesigned during the pandemic. Come hear what tools have been most effective and what a college education may look like going forward. April 20
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What are the risks to the global financial system in the medium to long run? Is the banking system robust enough? These questions and more will be addressed at this CAFIN event! April 16
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Stay connected: UCSC Minute
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We all miss spending time on campus, so check out our UC Santa Cruz Minute series, 60-second clips of campus scenery. Access the full collection on our YouTube page. |
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