[Ucrfacultyandstaff] Inside UCR: Chancellor's winter quarter video message, and more

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[Inside UCR Weekly]

Jan. 19, 2022

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Chancellor's winter quarter video message

Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox provides a video update on winter quarter remote instruction, describing what the campus has learned about COVID-19 over the past two years.

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How to submit proof of booster shot

Employees are required to obtain a COVID-19 booster shot and upload documentation by Feb. 25. Learn more on how to submit proof.

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Nobel prize winner to deliver science lecture

Biochemist Jennifer Doudna will deliver the Science as a Way of Knowing and Chancellor's Distinguished lecture on Feb. 3. The UC Berkeley researcher won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her breakthrough work on genome editing.

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Robotic device lends a helping hand

UCR researchers have received a $1.5 million grant to develop a robotic device for infants with movement difficulties. The soft wearable device will fit over their arms.

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Public Confessions: The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics
1/20/2022 | 6 p.m.

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Online Teaching: What Should We Be Evaluated On?
1/21/2022 | 1 p.m.

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Science Fiction & Weirder Things
1/26/2022 | 5 p.m.

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[Awards and Honors]

Graphic novelist wins top science fiction award

John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies, has won a 2021 Hugo Award for a graphic novel drawn by him adapting Octavia Butler's novel "Parable of the Sower."

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Entomologist wins Japan's biggest prize for young researchers

Naoki Yamanaka, an associate professor of entomology, has been selected to receive the Japan Academy Medal, considered the most prestigious recognition for young Japanese researchers.

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Campus update from Provost Watkins

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Watkins details the decision-making process by campus leadership for moving to remote instruction for the beginning of the winter quarter. She also provides updates on non-COVID items including the Campus Safety Workgroup.
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Free financial planning resources for UC employees

UC employees can take advantage of free financial planning resources including webinars and a personal financial consultation through Fidelity Investments.
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