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I am profoundly saddened to share that Dr. Mike Worobey in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has communicated the identity of the victim in Tuesday's tragic loss of life. Together we mourn the loss of Lorena Malpica Serrano, a graduate student in EEB.</div>
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Please join me in sharing condolences with our friends in the EEB community. Members of our faculty and students in our labs may have known Lorena, and I ask that we all act in mutual support and care in this time. </div>
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I know that this news is felt acutely by so many, including members of our own graduate community. Please take time today to check in with your students. In collaboration with our DGS, Mark Beilstein, a message will go out to our graduate students shortly.</div>
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Please remember and encourage the use of the resources below. I am available anytime at 520 396 0854, and I am grateful for the mutual support we offer one another. </div>
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With sadness,</div>
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Betsy</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• Counseling and support services are available to students, faculty, and staff. Students in need of mental health support can also
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Campus Health’s Counseling & Psych Services</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> by calling 520-621-3334, scheduling online, or dropping in at one of CAPS locations during operating hours</span></div>
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• Please also know that you should call 911 if you are experiencing a mental health emergency, and 988 is always there in a moment of crisis.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">• All benefits-eligible employees and their dependents and members of their households can contact
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Assistance Counseling</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for information about free and confidential one-on-one counseling. Support is available 24/7 through ComPsych. ComPsych can be reached at 877-327-2362 (TTY: 800-697-0353). </span></div>
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• In CALES we also have the expert support of Ryan Daily. <a href="https://cales.arizona.edu/person/ryan-daily" id="LPlnk546572">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Professor, School of Plant Sciences</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Curator, Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium</span></p>
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