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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">On February 11, 2020, a dedication ceremony celebrated the installation of artwork on UC Riverside’s campus. The circular yellow sculpture between the Arts and College of Humanities
Arts and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Buildings proclaimed, “Things Change,” or “Change Things,” depending on perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Indeed, change was at our doorstep.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">A deadly new virus had begun circling the globe. By March 14, 2020, we had closed the campus to all but critical operations and were moving winter quarter finals and spring
courses to remote instruction. Five days after that, Governor Newsom issued a shelter-in-place order.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">As we mark the fifth anniversary since COVID-19 arrived, I am struck by the ways “things change” and the ways we “change things.” The global pandemic ushered in new technologies
and tools for remote work and learning. Labs were transformed into testing centers. While some research was postponed, we were all thrust into a period of discovery, learning new ways of living, working, and relating.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Once again, we seem to have entered a new season of change.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Please watch this
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKAfSQNOQqU">video</a> addressing federal actions impacting the UCR community. While there have been many changes recently, commitment to our values and mission endures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Developing a new vision for UCR Health<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">One of the problems that the pandemic highlighted was health inequality. The amplified impact in underserved communities exposed the needs of medically under-resourced regions
like Inland Southern California. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">But we can change things. Over the last few years, we have worked to develop a new vision for what UCR Health can be and are presently planning an expansion of facilities that
will better serve the medical school, UCR, and the community. Working with outside partners, we have identified a phased approach to improving healthcare, expanding resident education, and strengthening our expertise and discovery in health science.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">UCR Give Day happens next week on Tuesday, March 4!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">We are excited to announce that UCR’s third annual Give Day will take place from Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 12 AM to Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 9:54 AM in honor of UCR’s founding
year of 1954. If you are interested in getting involved, you can visit <a href="https://www.givecampus.com/schools/UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside/2025-ucr-give-day">
giveday.ucr.edu</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">UCR Honors Gala, Saturday, April 5, 2025
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">In April, we will again host a gala celebration
<a href="https://giving.ucr.edu/gala">recognizing</a> philanthropists and alumni for their service to UCR and our communities. This signature event recognizes the many individuals who have contributed to shaping UCR into what it is today. You can visit the
Gala <a href="https://giving.ucr.edu/gala">webpage</a> to learn more or buy tickets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="83" height="61" style="width:.8611in;height:.6388in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB88FC.D9449C10"></span><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Kim A. Wilcox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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