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OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
November 23, 2020
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ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO (Including UCSD Health)
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UC San Diego will observe World AIDS Day on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, to focus attention on and raise awareness about the impact that HIV/AIDS has had and continues to have in the San Diego community, the nation and the world. Our campus sponsors a number of opportunities in recognition of World AIDS Day, including a virtual display of eight sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. UC San Diego Health is also home to the world-renowned Owen Clinic, the most comprehensive care center in San Diego for individuals living with HIV.
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PST on Tuesday, December 1, we invite you to join us for World AIDS Day 2020 — A National Conversation, with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Dr. David D. Ho, Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University, as the keynote speakers. 2020 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States, a pandemic that has led to nearly 700,000 lives lost and still no cure four decades later. This year, our nation struggles through another pandemic — the fight against COVID-19 — the tragic loss of life has surpassed 220,000 in a matter of months. The program will spotlight the interconnectedness of both pandemics — the lives lost, the survivors, the activism and the heroes. Through a distinguished list of guest speakers, video storytelling, and musical tributes, the program will explore how a nation confronts, responds and heals, as well as the lessons that must be learned for the future. The forum will be presented free on YouTube.
Throughout the day, we encourage you to explore the AIDS Memorial Quilt online as well as the curated pieces for UC San Diego. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is the premiere symbol of the AIDS pandemic, a living memorial to a generation lost to AIDS and an important HIV prevention education tool. With hundreds of thousands of people contributing their talents to making the memorial panels, and tens of thousands of volunteers to help display it, the Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history.
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Virtual Campus Events
Later that evening at 7 p.m., in conjunction with UC San Diego ArtPower and Visual AIDS, we will present TRANSMISSIONS, a A Day With(out) Art 2020, a free program of six new videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States, followed by activities organized by Students for Global Health, Expanding Visions of Health. The video program brings together artists working across the world: Jorge Bordello (Mexico), Gevi Dimitrakopoulou (Greece), Las Indetectables (Chile), Lucía Egaña Rojas (Chile/Spain), Charan Singh (India/UK), and George Stanley Nsamba (Uganda).
More information and links regarding all of the World AIDS Day activities at UC San Diego may be found on our World AIDS Day website.
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Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor
Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor
David A. Brenner
Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
Alysson M. Satterlund
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Becky R. Petitt
Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Patricia S. Maysent
Chief Executive Officer for UC San Diego Health
Nancy Resnick
Chief Human Resources Officer
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