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…
UCI is writing the prescription that will reshape healthcare for the 21st century
UCI’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is California’s first new public pharmacy school in two decades
“We’re thrilled to launch the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as the next step in UCI’s bold reimagining of healthcare, one that shifts the focus of patient care from treating ailments to preventing them,” said Chancellor Howard Gillman. “Infused with that spirit, the school will concentrate on the whole patient, spanning the continuum from drug discovery to clinical practice.”
Tweet: https://bit.ly/2C9y2z4
Press Release: https://bit.ly/39TEN4m
🎧 UCI Podcast: A prescription to reshape health care
Founding dean Jan Hirsch discusses what differentiates the new school and how it will help solve healthcare’s $528.4 billion problem.
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Meet the Alhassen siblings
Lamees, Wedad and Sammy are all Ph.D. students in UCI’s new School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tweet: https://bit.ly/2DKHusT
“The Alhassens are highly self-motivated students and full of energy. They’re creative. They use their bioengineering knowledge to find solutions for their research questions in pharmacology. It’s fun to work with them.” — Amal Alachkar, associate professor in pharmaceutical sciences
Special Report: How UCI responded and adapted to the historic COVID-19 pandemic
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#FirstGenFriday
Eliza Partika, a 2020 graduate of the UCI School of Humanities, pays tribute to her family in this video, thanking them for their unconditional love and support. #FirstGenUCI 💙💛
Tweet: https://bit.ly/3kob4Wg
Campus Beauty
Golden hour is the best hour. ✨
Credit: @linearcurvature via Instagram
Can you guess where this photo was taken? *Scroll to the bottom of the page for the answer!
UCI in the News
UCI biologist Adriana Briscoe shares some fun and fascinating facts about butterflies, and discusses the importance of diversifying the STEM fields in NPR’s Short Wave podcast
Tweet: https://bit.ly/30C1N4K
UCI School of Education Dean Richard Arum and UCI vice provost Michael Dennin discuss a first of its kind UCI study that aims to better understand the cost and value of a residential, 4-year liberal arts college education and student experience.
Tweet: https://bit.ly/3a54pve
And finally..
*If you guessed the Law/Education building you are correct!
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