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!

UCI breaks research funding record

$529 million in 2019–20 reflects strong support for campus mission

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Fiscal 2019–20 was a banner year for UCI research funding

“Our faculty, students and staff are truly excelling in an environment of tremendous competition for financial support of research and innovation. Research is a primary mission for us, and these outstanding results indicate that UCI’s preeminent research enterprise will make even greater and more productive contributions to the state, the nation and the world.”

— Pramod Khargonekar, vice chancellor for research at UCI

🎧 UCI Podcast: How UCI became a research powerhouse

UCI Alumna Trang Truong shares her story with Good Morning America

Truong, ‘20, overcame grief and a severe speech block to become first in her family to graduate from college

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Trang Truong, ’20 learned to manage her stutter as she worked to become the first in her family to attend college

“We have potential and when you’re patient with a stutterer and you don’t mock them, they can do amazing things.” — Trang Truong, UCI Class of 2020

When COVID-19 disrupted campus life, the UCI community responded in bold and creative ways. First-generation college student Anmarie Destiny Torres, ’20, reflects on this defining moment.

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Members of the UCI community reflect on the challenges, opportunities of 2020

UCI Great Big Read is a partnership of UCI Libraries, Student Affairs and the Office of Inclusive Excellence that brings book lovers together virtually. On Aug 6, award winning author Julia Alvarez joins the virtual book club for a live discussion and Q & A. Info: https://fal.cn/39hGp

Author Julia Alvarez joins UCI’s virtual book club in August

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UCI trains contact tracers to disrupt COVID-19 transmission — with an emphasis on health equity issues

Tweet link: https://bit.ly/3eZYlVy

“This [workshop] is about more than simply teaching a skill. This is education as a public health intervention. If we do this right, we could have an impact on our epidemic and more,” — Daniel Parker, UCI Public Health

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