The Weekly Anteater

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!

Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

This weekend, more than 7,400 students will take part in UCI’s virtual commencement. You can join the Anteater community to view the ceremonies here: https://fal.cn/38Bcd

Class of 2020 & virtual ceremonies: https://bit.ly/37ulkWU

#IamUCI Project highlighting members of the Class of 2020: http://bit.ly/2JJ5fjf

UCI School of Medicine featured in ABC World News Tonight w/ David Muir

UCI School of Medicine grads are entering the medical profession at a critical time as COVID19 cases spike across the country. Hear how Anteaters are meeting this moment as they take ABC behind the scenes of their emotional drive-thru commencement ceremony.

UCI School of Medicine featured on ABC World News Tonight

UCI in the News

Davin Phoenix, a political scientist at the University of California, Irvine, writes about race and political anger in The New York Times and about police reform after the George Floyd protests in the Washington Post

Opinion | Anger Benefits Some Americans Much More Than Others

Analysis | Will the Floyd protests lead to police reform? Here's what we know.

Michael Yassa, director of the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, discusses how social isolation during the pandemic lockdown has affected memory. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries. Sign-up here: WSJ.com/UCILibraries]

Did You Forget Things During Lockdown? So Did People With Superior Memories

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