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UC San Diego, Conflict Resolution Center team up on civility project
UC San Diego and the National Conflict Resolution Center have launched a new research program aimed at evaluating and and building civility in American life.
The Applied Research Center for Civility, based at the university, will study the dynamics behind hate,
intolerance, racial injustice and other social ills, then identify and assess ways to curb them. It will share the findings in reports and conferences.
“Civility in our public life as we know it is on life support,” said Steven Dinkin, president of the San Diego-based Conflict Resolution Center and co-chair of the new civility center. “The breakdown of civil
While the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of screen time Zoom teleconferencing, more Netflix than anyone thought possible and FaceTime as a way to socialize it also seems to have brought out a lot of authors and other creatives in our own backyard.
Here’s a look at the local books, murals and more of the past year, as well as the inventive ways that arts institutions have continued to provide programming during the pandemic.
January
Polar Bear Plunge: An estimated 400 people participate in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at La Jolla Shores. Sponsored by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, the plunge is a 30-year-old local tradition in which La Jollans and others rush into the cold ocean for play or swim.