Week of July 5, 2021 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan
Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record
The California Department of Public Health and California Department of Technology announced a new Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record for California residents. The tool is a convenient option for Californians who received a COVID-19 vaccination to access their record from the state's immunization registry systems.
California's Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record follows national standards for security and privacy, is built by the state, and provides Californians a way to view and save their vaccine record.
If you have questions about your Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record,visit their FAQ.
Announcements
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DEM Equipment Moves
In order to create more space for larger equipment, the SpectraMax Plate reader, Nanodrop, and StepOnePlus have been moved to Room 632 and the Bioanalyzer has moved to Room 626.
A few reminders.
You must be trained before you use any of these pieces of equipment. Contact Vanessa for training prior to needing the equipment.
There is a common username and password for the computers for these pieces of equipment. Do not sign in with your SOM or Campus usernames. This creates multiple profiles/desktops and slows down the computer. We will periodically check the computers and remove these profiles.
Remove data promptly from the computer.
Faces of Ability II - Mental Health Resilience
Faces of Ability II, focuses on living with and/or caring for family and friends with mental health challenges. Disability–and specifically mental health challenges–touches and/or will touch many of us at some point in our lives. The goal is to foster a shift from stigma towards a culture of openly discussing and seeking support and inclusion for those with mental health challenges. It is essential that we continue our work to educate, enlighten, and support our UCSF community.
The campaign provides stories, mental health resources, and space for sharing experiences or words of encouragement.
Participants must be 6' apart and masked. No food or drink is allowed.
People are permitted to eat together informally outdoors. Those who are not vaccinated should maintain 6' of distance from others.
Updates will be sent as we receive them.
Skillsoft Online Learning Resource
Skillsoft is an online source for learning including hundreds of e-courses and videos on multiple topics, available twenty-four hours a day at no charge. To learn more and begin exploring Skillsoft, visit the Learning and Organization Development website.
Visit the Training and Events page to stay informed about upcoming learning and development opportunities.
Skillsoft is an online source for learning including hundreds of e-courses and videos on multiple topics, available twenty-four hours a day at no charge. To learn more and begin exploring Skillsoft, visit the Learning and Organization Development website.
Visit the Training and Events page to stay informed about upcoming learning and development opportunities.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource
Bestselling author and professor Ibram X. Kendi has convened a national conversation on being an antiracist.
The director for Antiracist Research at Boston University wrote the bestselling 2019 book "How to Be an Antiracist.” And now, Kendi is starting a literal conversation with his “action podcast” called “Be Anti-Racist with Ibram X. Kendi,” where he explores the intersection of racism with other areas of bias.
In his book, Kendi lays out the difference between someone who is not racist and someone who is an antiracist. Antiracist people oppose policies and ideas that oppress Black, Brown and Indigenous people such as voting restrictions, he says.
Kendi calls for people to actively do something about racism — and that’s what he’s attempting to achieve with his podcast.
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