Your guide to what’s new and trending at UCI
Dear Friends of UCI,
Welcome to the Weekly Anteater report for what’s new and trending at UCI!
We’ve curated a collection of top news items and trending social topics. If you’re active on social media, please share this news with your friends and colleagues. We’ve attached social links and summaries for easy sharing!
On to this week’s big news…
For the 6th straight year, UCI is among the top 10 public universities in the country
The campus also climbs to №2 for social mobility in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings #UCIPride 💙💛
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“I am delighted that U.S. News & World Report has once again recognized UCI’s overall excellence by including us in its listing of the top 10 public universities in the nation,” said Chancellor Howard Gillman. “This ranking is testament to the hard work and dedication of our extraordinary faculty, outstanding staff and talented students.”
Anthem, UCI will investigate how digital tools can aid asthma management
UCI is partnering with AnthemInc & Apple to investigate how tools like the Apple Watch may help make it easier for asthma sufferers to proactively manage this chronic condition.
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🎧 UCI Podcast: At the forefront of digital learning
Natalie Blair, director of the UCI Merage Digital Learning Program, tells UCI Podcast what she sees for the future of digital learning.
UCI statisticians release new online Orange County COVID-19 information resource
The collaboration between UCI, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Orange County Health Care Agency tracks the spread of coronavirus in OC and forecasts future trends.
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“If you enter a grocery store with about 100 people in it, you should expect to have one infectious individual be in the store with you. Our situation report offers a simplified but useful way of thinking about these numbers.” — Vladimir Minin, UCI professor of statistics and associate director of the UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative.
#BrilliantFutureUCI
First-gen senior majoring in both education sciences and Spanish, Andrea Kristell Medrano hopes to become an academic counselor in low-income communities
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“This financial assistance means so much to me and my future. Without this kind of help, first-generation students like me would not be able to do as much as we do. This is further motivation to continue to uphold the values and work ethic that these awards represent and is another validation of my decision to come to UCI.” — Andrea Kristell Medrano
Hispanic Heritage Month
UCI helps Latinx students strive and thrive
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In 2017, UCI was named a Hispanic-serving institution, a federal designation meaning — among other things — that one-quarter of undergraduates identify as Latinx. And because UCI is the most popular UC campus among the state’s Latinx high school graduates, those numbers are projected to grow.
UCI in the News
When the associate professor (Sabrina Strings) of sociology at the University of California, Irvine examined current assumptions around body fat, she found them to be overly simplistic and lacking in evidence. In her book, Fearing the Black Body, Strings shows how slavery and racism have shaped common views of body fat and its health consequences. Her work underscores why it’s imperative that poor health outcomes are traced to their structural and social roots and not blamed on individual choices.
Aaron Frank is one of the hundreds of medical students on campus. He is a first-year student. Frank says he appreciates the new safety measures and other efforts the university is making to keep learning as safe as possible. Safety signs are everywhere including inside the learning spaces, on the floors, and in outdoor spaces too, to remind students like Frank to do what they can to maintain social distance and use safe practices.
The visual and performing arts inspire and enlighten us. They provide solace, help us rise above difficulties and uplift our spirits during times of change and confusion. “Art is essential to the well-being of individuals and society,” explains Stephen Barker, Ph.D., dean of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA). “We have an obligation to play a central role in bringing people together through these times.”
Thank you for reading! Questions? Please contact the social media team at UCI: ucisocialmedia@uci.edu
