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#DYK June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month? In April, Dr. Dilip Jeste, director of the Center for Healthy Aging at UC San Diego, joined us for an insightful discussion on the science of wisdom. We encourage you to watch the event recording: https://youtu.be/uaJb6gdyv50. #ucsdlibrary

#TodayILearned about Dr. Sylvester M Lambert and his public health campaign to educate and eradicate hookworm in the islands of Oceania. Local assistants gave lectures to the population on how to prevent parasitic infection, like this hookworm lecture in Fiji. Image courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Additional details can be found in the Digital Collection: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb19463761. #tilucsd #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

Here’s hoping you enjoy some quality time with dad this Father’s Day. Seen here, a father and son in diving suits posing with their catch of abalone in La Jolla around 1955. Digital object made available by San Diego History Center and photographed by Harry T. Bishop: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb9045599d. #fathersday #happyfathersday #ucsdlibrary

Bold Then. Bold Now. The campus celebrates 50 years of its beloved Library in 2020 and looks ahead to ensure its next 50 years are just as vibrant. Learn more about Geisel Library's golden anniversary celebration at https://geisel50.ucsd.edu. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego #geisel50

This #Juneteenth, we reflect on how we as a #library can preserve and share the experiences of formerly enslaved peoples and their descendants. These data resources from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) capture historical information about slavery in the United States, as well as recent experiences of Black Americans: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/about/cms/3319. ##recognize #restore #celebrate

In 2018, Phase 2 of the Geisel Library Revitalization Initiativethe renovation of the 8th (top) floorwas completed. Library leadership, Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Simmons, and Associated Students President Kiara Gomez reopened the floor during a ribbon cutting ceremony, and students enjoyed other fun activities in the space throughout the day. The floor remains a space for individual silent study and houses the Z Collection, an assortment of books about books. Learn more about Geisel Library's golden anniversary celebration at https://geisel50.ucsd.edu. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

Space is still available for our next Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring Anna Shtershis and Psoy Korolenko. Reserve your virtual seat today! #ucsdlibrary #virtualevents #ucsandiego #hlhw2021

Registration for our next #Geisel50 event is now open: https://cvent.me/ebvAdz. Reserve your virtual seat today! #ucsdlibrary #geisellibrary #boldthenboldnow

#Geisel50: The Central Library expansion was completed in 1993. UC San Diego renamed the building the University Library at a rededication ceremony with Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American author N. Scott Momaday serving as guest speaker. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego #highereducation #tbt #throwbackthursday

Don't miss today's second live 2021 Winter Student Services and Academic Support Fair session. You can explore more than 70 academic departments, student-centered resources and recreation groups available at UC San Diego. More info: https://virtualfairs.ucsd.edu. #ucsandiego #academicsupport #studentservices

#TodayILearned: On the island nation of Vanuatu, shell and seed necklaces are used to decorate house interior walls and may be worn during ritual ceremonies. Woven bracelets are used primarily for home décor rather than worn. To see more pictures and learn about the people of Vanuatu, view the Library’s digital collection documenting the work of photographer Ann Skinner-Jones and anthropologist Joan Larcom: https://bit.ly/2KoK9fT. #ucsdlibrary #tilucsd

Did you see today's University of California Staff Snapshot on our very own Scott Paulson? Scott has spent more than four decades at UC San Diego, first as a student studying music and linguistics, and today as our exhibits and events coordinator. Read more: https://bit.ly/3nEbHLz.

#DYK Student Affairs has put together dozens of scheduled and ongoing Triton Community Events in preparation for the November 3 election? Learn more at https://bit.ly/2Tsf8by. #tritonsvote #ucsandiego

#DYK you can search our Library Guides by subject to connect to useful databases and other resources to help you with your research? Visit https://bit.ly/30MG36e to learn more! #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

#Geisel50: UC San Diego broke ground on the Central Library project in 1968. #ucsdlibrary : Robert Glasheen Photograph Collection. MSS 154. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb9045578x.

#TodayILearned the Committee for the Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) traveled throughout China to meet with and document the lives of workers, farmers, students, government officials and soldiers. One stop included visiting these local children in the Dazhai Commune in July of 1971. See more of their personal photographs documenting their journey in China here: http://lib.ucsd.edu/ccas. #ucsdlibrary #tilucsd

Tritons! We are pleased to announce the Biomedical Library Building is now welcoming those looking for a safe and quiet place to study. Reservations are required for the new socially-distanced study spot, which is open from Sunday through Thursday during designated times: https://bit.ly/2HoygF3. The space offers limited individual seating (2-hour maximum), computers, space for student-parents, and self-serve printers and a book scanner. It does not offer group study, group st...udy rooms, access to collections or library services. Please review policies and procedures carefully before making a reservation: https://bit.ly/31xuMah. When you arrive, you will need to have a copy of your reservation confirmation, your UC San Diego ID card and campus health screening results at check-in. Questions? Drop them in the comments and we’ll make sure a team member reaches out to help you. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

Need something to help you relax during midterm season? We publish new de-stress activities every other Wednesday to help relieve your stress! Visit https://bit.ly/2Hp7o7C to view all the publications to date. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

In this week’s University of California Television (UCTV) video, cosmologist and author of "Losing the Nobel Prize" Brian Keating offers practical solutions for reforming the prize, providing a vision of a scientific future in which cosmologists may, finally, be able to see all the way back to the very beginning. Link to full feature: http://lib.ucsd.edu/nobelprize2018. #uctv #ucsdlibrary

#Geisel50: Freshman Valerie Spiess Lipiniski and Chancellor John S. Galbraith study a model of the soon-to-be built Central Library building in 1967. #ucsdlibrary : Robert Glasheen Photograph Collection. MSS 154. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb4130827p.

National Transfer Student Week is underway! We encourage all current UC San Diego transfer students to partake in these fun and informational virtual activities hosted by Triton Transfers: https://transferstudents.ucsd.edu/national-trans/index.html. We also recommend reaching out to First Year Experience Librarian Tim Chu at [email protected] and taking our digital services tour at http://lib.ucsd.edu/gettingstarted (access by clicking the link in our bio!) to learn how you can best leverage the Library's vast resources. #ucsandiego #transferstudents #ucsdlibrary #tritonpride

The Laptop Lending Program will continue to make loaner laptops, hot spots and iPads available to help students with limited access to digital resources succeed academically. Visit our student loaner request form to get started: https://bit.ly/2FDOSYA. #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

#TodayILearned: This first delegation of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) concluded its trip in 31 days after traveling to Guangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Beijing, Dazhai, Taiyuan and Yanan. They traveled throughout the country to meet with and document the lives of workers, farmers, students, government officials and soldiers. See more of their personal photographs documenting their journey in China here: http://lib.ucsd.edu/ccas. #ucsdlibrary #tilucsd

Need help getting started on your research? The Library has you covered. These two Library Guides contain a wealth information on all things research related and should help kick start your efforts: https://ucsd.libguides.com/getstarted https://ucsd.libguides.com/courseguides ... #ucsdlibrary #ucsandiego

#Geisel50: In 1966, the Southworth Collection on the Spanish Civil War was purchased; with continuing acquisitions, it has become the world’s most extensive collection on the subject. #ucsdlibrary : Southworth Spanish Civil War Collection, Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library: https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb4540106t.

Nearly 15,000 faculty, staff and students have added #CANotify to their phones. Have you? Get notified if you’ve likely been exposed to #COVID19 so you can seek medical attention and reduce risk of exposure to others: https://bit.ly/2IyYRQ2