[Graduatestudents] Inside UCR: Plants and empowerment, and more

Wed Aug 19 14:59:40 PDT 2020

[Inside UCR Weekly]
Aug. 19, 2020
[Stories]

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Plants and empowerment
Professor Katayoon "Katie" Dehesh has been named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists. The director of the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology lives by a single-word mantra.

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Practicing restorative justice
Two doctoral students have published a study that found restorative justice practices in school settings have led to positive results.

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Bourns hosts coding camp
Local high school students learned computer coding and were introduced to possible careers in computer science as part of a three-week virtual summer camp hosted by the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering.

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[Events]

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Public Astronomy Lecture
8/20/2020 | 6:30 p.m.
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Chef Chat
8/21/2020 | 3 p.m.
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Dismantling Gender
8/26/2020 | 1 p.m.
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[Awards and Honors]

Chemistry professor receives research grant
Yinsheng Wang, a distinguished professor of chemistry, has won a grant providing $7 million over eight years for DNA research.

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Reminder from UCOP on travel
The UC Office of the President has issued a letter reminding staff that executive directives limiting nonessential travel remain in place.
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Eligible staff may use sick leave for child care
UC has approved a temporary change in policy to allow eligible staff to use accrued sick leave for child care due to COVID-19 precautions.
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[SCOTMEMO]

Wildfire protection training
Environmental Health and Safety offers a wildfire smoke protection training program that teaches participants how to prevent smoke inhalation in the event of a wildfire.
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Respiratory Protection program
Environmental Health and Safety evaluates workplaces for possible airborne hazards and recommends ways to reduce those hazards as part of its Respiratory Protection program.
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