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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dear Campus Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses
in its turning.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">--Author Natalie Babbitt in “Tuck Everlasting”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Before that metaphorical Ferris wheel returns us to the ground for the beginning of a new school year, I hope each of you finds opportunities to
rest and recharge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In this month’s update, I’ve noted some of the other ways we are planning and preparing for a fall that includes activities and gatherings unavailable
to us during the last two years. As we close out one season, we look forward to celebrating the beginning of the next.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Faculty and Staff Picnic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Faculty and Staff Picnic returns! Please join me for a picnic lunch to kick-off the new academic year on
<b>Thursday, Sept. 8 from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.</b> on the lawn in front of Hinderaker Hall.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Complimentary boxed lunches will be served and you can pick up dessert at the UC Riverside Staff Assembly booth. Tables and seating will be available
to enjoy lunch outdoors while socializing with colleagues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To ensure that we order enough food,
<b>please RSVP no later than Sept. 1</b>. Please register </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://myadv.ucr.edu/forms/picnic2022"><span style="background:white">here</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">
using Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (as Internet Explorer is not supported).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">If you have any questions, please email
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:specialevents@ucr.edu"><span style="background:white">specialevents@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We look forward to seeing you at the picnic!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Student Move-In<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Our university will welcome approximately 7,500 incoming first-year and transfer students for fall quarter. Many of these students will begin their
UCR journey by moving into our campus residence halls and apartments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">This year move-in will occur
<b>Saturday, Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 18</b>, from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Volunteers are needed to staff the following shifts on one or both days.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">6-10 a.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">7-11 a.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">8 a.m.-Noon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Noon-4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">1-5 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">If you are interested in serving as a volunteer for either Saturday, Sept. 17 or Sunday, Sept. 18, please complete the online
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/mMiGCg3DKE4KUH6SA"><span style="background:white">sign-up form</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For additional questions, please email
<a href="mailto:vcsa@ucr.edu">vcsa@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;background:white">.<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Monkeypox
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">After living through a pandemic, news about the MPX (Monkeypox) virus has generated unease, especially among vulnerable populations. However, the
differences between COVID-19 and MPX transmission, vaccination, and treatment are significant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">As such, we will be prepared to address MPX this fall as part of our standard operations, but our overall response will be different than our response
to COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">More information about MPX is available in this
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/working-at-uc/mpx-faq.html"><span style="background:white">FAQ</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">. The UCOP Fall Planning
Group/Health Coordinating Committee has developed systemwide </span><a href="https://ucop.edu/uc-health/_files/uc-systemwide-mpx-guidance.pdf"><span style="background:white">guidance</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> as well. I would encourage
you to read both items to learn more about the disease and the University of California’s response.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Research spotlight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">There’s always more news in research and scholarship than I can share, but among the recent advancements are a discovery that may help
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/07/25/chemical-controlling-life-and-death-hair-follicles"><span style="background:white">treat baldness</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
an NSF grant to train STEM graduate students in </span><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/07/05/nsf-funded-project-aims-enhance-stem-graduate-training-sustainable"><span style="background:white">sustainable transportation research</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
and </span><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/07/12/switching-tobacco-e-cigarettes-does-not-reverse-respiratory-epithelium-damage"><span style="background:white">the impact of electronic cigarettes</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">
on epithelium. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Coffee with Presidents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In last month’s update, I mentioned the exciting news that UCR was one of the schools featured in an episode of next season’s “The College Tour.”
As part of that filming, I was fortunate to record a “Coffee with the President”
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVgAve-N4QQ"><span style="background:white">segment</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> to share thoughts about why UCR is such
an amazing place. Some of what we discussed was UCR’s emphasis on student success. As we prepare for another year, thank you for being part of a community that is so dedicated to our students.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Kim
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