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Revised Deadline and Additional Workshop - Help Guide UC San Diego Research

A key outcome of the campus strategic planning effort is the identification of four broad themes that provide opportunities for interdisciplinary research and education to complement the outstanding individual efforts which will continue to be campus priorities. The themes provide opportunities to leverage the remarkable research on our campus to address several of society's most pressing challenges.

As you know, we are hosting workshops to enable broad participation in the development of these areas and identify new collaborative opportunities. We are pleased to announce the time of the workshop for the fourth campus generated theme: Understanding cultures and addressing disparities in social justice, access, equity and inclusion.

To accommodate interest, we have extended the deadline for abstract submission to Wednesday, January 22 for the first three workshops. The deadline to submit an abstract for the February 11 workshop is Wednesday, January 29.

Schedule:
February 4, 2:30-6 pm
Understanding and protecting the planet

February 5, 2:30-6 pm
Exploring the basis of human knowledge and creativity

February 6, 2:30-6 pm
Enriching the quality of human life and health

February 11, 2-5:30 pm
Understanding cultures and addressing disparities in social justice,
access equity and inclusion.

Details of these workshops, including how to register, how to submit an abstract, and how speakers will be chosen can be found at http://researchinitiatives.ucsd.edu/.

Sandra A. Brown Vice Chancellor for Research Kit Pogliano Chair UC San Diego Division, Academic Senate WORKSHOPS: Tuesday, February 4, 2:30 to 6:00 pm UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTING THE PLANET (e.g. understand the planet, its climate and ecosystems; impact of environmental change on human health and cultures; sustainable practices; implement changes at an individual, community, and global level by integrating basic and applied sciences, social sciences and humanities) Wednesday, February 5, 2:30 to 6:00 pm EXPLORING THE BASIS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY (e.g., understand the neurological and cultural basis of cognition, communication and expression; explore human experience through the sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences; new forms of creative expression, human organizations, and frameworks for policy decisions) Thursday, February 6, 2:30 to 6:00 pm ENRICHING HUMAN LIFE AND HEALTH (e.g., improve health and lives of individuals; develop medical, engineering, social and educational solutions to serve society; understand human behavior, culture and health through basic, medical, and social sciences, history, and arts; evaluate diverse impacts of technology) Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 to 5:30 pm UNDERSTANDING CULTURES AND ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, ACCESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION (e.g., understand diverse human cultures, organizations, behaviors and modes of self-expression; identify the origins of and develop solutions to inequities in access to health, education, political enfranchisement and financial resources; understand how cultural, historical and organizational context impacts individual and group decisions; develop policy and ethical guidelines to ensure that rapid globalization and technological advances achieve their potential for improving quality of life, access to opportunities and promoting social mobility)