The Weekly Anteater
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…
Chancellor Howard Gillman’s statement on the assault on the Capitol
“What we have seen is an unprecedented attack on our democratic processes that must be denounced by everyone committed to democracy and the rule of law… I urge all who are in a position to contribute to the defense of democracy — and deepen and improve our democratic practices — to do so.”
— Chancellor Howard Gillman
Full statement: bit.ly/3s0qd3z
Crisis in the Capitol: UCI School of Social Science panel on American Democracy
UCI political science and sociology faculty on Friday broke down what the crisis at the Capitol means for American democracy.
More: https://youtu.be/UJKRF1NW7UU
2020: Year in Review
More: http://bit.ly/3bnfryr
ICYMI: Anteaters make list of OC’s “Most Influential” of 2020
More: https://bit.ly/35nFaTO
Patience and Pandemic: Reflections on lives disrupted by COVID19
Collection of photography, essays & poetry solicited during the summer of 2020 as a way for UCI students to express themselves
More: https://bit.ly/39gH0XE
#ThisisOurShot: UCI Health Dr. Jose Mayorga honors family, Latino community while receiving his vaccine
More: https://bit.ly/2LeeAFO
RA Spotlight: Nicole, 4th year
In my dorm, I have a bulletin board filled with letters, notes, and words of affirmation…It’s definitely the most important thing I’ve brought from home!
UCI study first to link disparities and ‘pharmacy deserts’ in California
Findings demonstrate how factors such as poverty further reduce access to pharmacies
“…Social determinants of health compound the negative effects of pharmacy shortage through competing needs…some residents living below the poverty line may choose to forgo picking up their medications so that they can pay for food, rent and other necessities.” Cheryl Wisseh, assistant clinical professor of clinical pharmacy practice
More: http://bit.ly/3bsCJTX
UCI in the News
If you’re considering adding a boyfriend or girlfriend to your family’s social bubble, communication and boundary setting is key, said Mahtab Jafari, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who currently teaches Life 101 across the 10 UC campuses. … “If my son wanted to bring his girlfriend into our pod, she would need to follow the same rules we have,”
Researchers from UCI found that 25 percent of [Los Angeles] county’s more than 2,300 census tracts live in so-called ‘pharmacy deserts.’ What’s more, results found that mostly poor, largely black and LatinX neighborhoods have the fewest pharmacies. … ‘My goal is to bring these concepts together at the intersection of pharmacy practice, public health and social justice to reduce health disparities,’ said UCI’s Dr Cheryl Wisseh.
Decades of research show that support groups can be beneficial to those suffering a common trauma, said Dana Rose Garfin, a psychologist. “Everybody tries to help, and nobody knows what to say,” said Garfin, an assistant adjunct professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UCI. “But when other people have had that same experience, there is a level of empathy and understanding that can be deeply comforting.”
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