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“This was part of my education as an Asian American during the pandemic.”

Alumnus speaks up to support Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

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“I had to go to Times Square; I would never see it that empty again…”

A student photojournalist documents the epicenter of the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak.

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“Our family is pretty tight knit… but now we’re all pieces that the pandemic ripped apart.”

Alumnus shares his family's experience living and coping with COVID-19 restrictions.

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“Workaround… a word that summarizes teaching during a pandemic.”

Alumna shares unbelievable challenges faced by families of school-aged children during COVID.

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A Billion in Prevention Is Worth Trillions in Cure

Scientist Liz Specht, PhD. '14 believes we must completely eliminate high-risk animal-human interfaces to prevent the next leap from animals to humans.

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“My generation has been told that COVID-19 will shape us…”

First-generation college grad shares what graduation was supposed to look like but never was.

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“There are no simple solutions. I know this as both a police chief and as a trained historian.”

Alumnus reflects on the culture of policing in Amercia amid racial protests and calls for reform. 

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“I long to exist in places where I am understood as I am, not as I am perceived to be.”

Alumna finds a moment of reprieve while social distancing.

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“We are working to ensure that there is ‘No Going Back’ to the streets for people brought in during the pandemic…”

A Triton in the UK helps to fight homelessness from her bedroom.

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“We are practicing medicine in an era of less human contact, but that doesn’t mean less human connection.”

A doctor learns how to connect with others in an era of distance.

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“Don’t let Covid-19 stop you, let it evolve you.”

Dr. Kevin Riutzel offers insight into “the new normal.”

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“Though we have to stay distant, we can come together in spirit as Tritons…”

Alumni Board President, Jeff Belk ’83, on the university and alumni community's COVID-19 response and overcoming his own mild case.

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“We set up a decontamination zone in the garage…”

A professor and ER doctor balances saving lives and keeping her family safe.

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“Community means something different after you’ve spent weeks holed up…”

Arsalun Tafazoli '06 discusses restaurant life after COVID-19.

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“What is obvious and clear for us may not be for a lot of people…”

A nanoengineering grad student finds the right way to talk to loved ones.

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“Their history books are sitting blank today. What words fill them is up to us.”

The author of A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner imagines the lessons future generations will learn from our response.

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“I thought, let’s turn this situation into a learning opportunity…”

Children's book author and illustrator Dan Santat '98 on "The Dandemic," his online educational series.

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“I look forward to the Alumni Center as the place where Tritons will return—after we all return…”

A longtime alumni leader reflects on the postponement of the Alumni Center.

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“What’s stuck on our minds is all that we’ve got—time and uncertainties…”

A student conveys the sense of still being on campus.

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“I treasured my own room on campus, but I could never truly relax…”

A graduating senior finds her space at home for her final quarter.

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“Capturing my voice and hearing the emotion inside has helped me gain a new perspective…”

A graduating senior finds solace learning a new form of media.

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“I don’t mind driving to deliver that special moment, a memory of happier times.”

Small business owner Mayly Tao ’12 keeps her small business afloat, while also supporting L.A. area healthcare workers.

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“My first senior game was also my last…”

Following arm surgery last year, Alyssa Wing was cleared to take the field for her senior year.

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“That was my last competitive moment as an athlete in the Triton pool…”

With a final water polo season abruptly cut short, graduating scholar-athlete Reilly Gallagher recounts the team's final days and memories that will last a lifetime.

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“I’m hopeful we absorb the smart changes that need to happen now and keep them going…”

A physician assistant shares thoughts on the future of his profession.

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“The heart of experimentation beats outside the classroom anyway…”

Adrift in his research, grad student Andy Zhao, MA ’17, finds hope in teaching a virtual quarter.

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“I floated between feelings of guilt, helplessness, and gratitude…”

An overseas wedding leads to lockdown for a group of Tritons.

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“The announcement was so sudden… I was at a loss for words…”

After a big win, Ryan Lew's senior year volleyball season was cut short by COVID-19.

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“One step on campus, and you could tell something was wrong.”

Student David Dupont returns to an eerily quiet campus. 

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“The abrupt end will never define the experience I had with my team.”

Senior captain Chloe Wight reflects on her time with Triton tennis.

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“I would have missed these moments if I was still in San Diego.”

Graduating senior Daisy Scott completes her final quarter from her childhood bedroom. 

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“Without them coming to school every day and seeing that others care about them, I worry about what can happen.”

High school is more than an education. For some, it’s a lifeline.

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“An unfinished season is disappointing, but we will continue to be victors, not victims.”

After a tennis season ended by COVID-19, a coach shares lessons for the court, and for life.

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“I see it as an obligation—we can make this specific thing that can help people.”

Triton distillers share why they began making and donating hand sanitizer.

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Managing the COVID-19 PPE Shortage: How Innovation Paired with a Student Workforce Protected Frontline Workers

From the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a worldwide struggle to obtain […]

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Dispatches from a Pandemic

“One step on campus, and you could tell something was wrong.”

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Student David Dupont returns to an eerily quiet campus. 

05 May 2020

“The abrupt end will never define the experience I had with my team.”

Chloe Wright '20
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Senior captain Chloe Wight reflects on her time with Triton tennis.

05 May 2020

“I would have missed these moments if I was still in San Diego.”

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Graduating senior Daisy Scott completes her final quarter from her childhood bedroom. 

05 May 2020

“Without them coming to school every day and seeing that others care about them, I worry about what can happen.”

Buffy Flores, educator
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High school is more than an education. For some, it’s a lifeline.

05 May 2020

“An unfinished season is disappointing, but we will continue to be victors, not victims.”

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After a tennis season ended by COVID-19, a coach shares lessons for the court, and for life.

05 May 2020

“I see it as an obligation—we can make this specific thing that can help people.”

Justin McCabe ’00, MS ’03, PhD ’06, bottles 117⁰ West Spirits sanitizer with his high school chemistry student, Sid Israni.
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Triton distillers share why they began making and donating hand sanitizer.

05 May 2020

Managing the COVID-19 PPE Shortage: How Innovation Paired with a Student Workforce Protected Frontline Workers

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From the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a worldwide struggle to obtain […]

02 July 2019

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