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Decals decorate a wall at Engineering Hall. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Regina Ragan is a professor of materials science and engineering. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
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UCI researchers discover method of using bacteria to monitor water contamination
Although E. coli is infamous as a food-borne bacteria, it has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Now, UCI scientists led by Regina Ragan, a professor of materials science and engineering, have demonstrated that the bacterium can help detect heavy metal contamination in water with higher than 96 percent accuracy. The process, which the researchers said can be accomplished in about 10 minutes, is the subject of a study appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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New study links racism with epidemic of chronic pain in Black Americans
Kristine M. Molina, an associate professor of psychological science, has helped produce a new study that raises awareness about the link between chronic pain and racism. Her study was published this month in the Journal of General Internal Medicine with co-authors Howard Schubiner, Benita Jackson, John A. Sturgeon, Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Mark A. Lumley, Jallicia Jolly and Zina Trost. It demonstrates how systemic racism can generate or worsen chronic pain, not only through biased medical care, but also via the brain’s pain-danger-alarm processes.
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UCI has received a record 143,161 applications for fall 2023 – 121,074 from aspiring freshmen and 22,087 from transfer students. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
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UCI admission applications break record for third consecutive year
143,000 prospective students applied to UCI for fall 2023, setting a campus record for the third consecutive year and continuing to solidify the university’s position as one of the most desired schools in the country. It also places UCI among the top four universities in the nation for the most freshman applications since 2015. Reflecting the university’s commitment to serving students throughout the state, UCI received applications from 57 of California’s 58 counties. Additionally, UCI was – for the fifth consecutive year – the top UC choice for first-generation, in-state students, with 45 percent of its California-resident applications coming from those who will be the first in their families to attend college.
UCI Health tops list of fastest growing OC hospitals
UCI Health has retained its No. 1 position for the second straight year of double-digit growth – a 12% jump to $1.6 billion was preceded a year ago by a 14% increase. UCI Health is opening a new clinic in Laguna Hills and is currently building a $1.3 billion for a medical center complex on the UCI campus, while also funding new medical programs in neurosciences, and heart and vascular treatment.
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California tops 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
Three years after the COVID-19 epidemic began in the U.S., California has officially passed the 100,000 mark in total deaths from the disease. While the name of the first victim in the state to succumb was widely reported when it occurred three years ago this month, according to a story in today’s Los Angeles Times, we may never learn the identity of the person whose death brought California to this tragic landmark.
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Teen Anxiety and Depression: Challenges and Solutions for Today’s Students
Monday, 11 a.m. (sponsored by Division of Continuing Education)
Transmedia Transgender Storytelling as Radical Action: A Conversation Between Cat Blackard and Theresa Jean Tanenbaum (Hybrid Event)
Monday 5:30 p.m. (sponsored by Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative)
Visit today.uci.edu to see and submit event listings. Events of general interest will be shared in UCI Digest two days before they occur.
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Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
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Los Angeles Times, Feb. 24
Cited: Dale Leaman, executive director of undergraduate admissions
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U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 22
Cited: Dr. Steven Tam, associate clinical professor medicine in the division of geriatrics
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Science, Feb. 23
Cited: Keith Moore, professor of Earth system science
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@UCIrvine tweeted: Breaking News: #UCIrvine has received the most applications in its history for fall 2023! UCI is also the top UC choice for in-state, first-generation college students for the fifth year in a row. #UCIPride
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#UCIconnected spotlights student, alumni, faculty and staff photos, essays, shoutouts, hobbies, artwork, unusual office decorations, activities and more. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.
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COVID-19 NOTIFICATION & HEALTH RESOURCES
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Upload your vaccine and booster records
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Daily COVID-19 symptom check
By coming to campus each day, students and employees are attesting they are free of COVID-19 symptoms and are not COVID-19 positive. If you currently have symptoms of COVID-19 or recently tested positive, do not come to campus, or if you currently live on campus stay in your residence, and follow instructions for reporting your case or assessing symptoms on the UCI Forward page. Close contacts to a COVID-19 case are not required to stay home or quarantine, but should follow guidance for close contact instructions for masking and testing on the UCI Forward page.
Potential workplace exposure
UCI provides this notification of a potential workplace COVID-19 exposure. Employees and subcontractors who were in these locations on the dates listed may have been exposed to the coronavirus. You may be entitled to various benefits under applicable federal and state laws and University-specific policies and agreements. The full notification is available on the UCI Forward site. If you have been identified as a close contact to a COVID-19 case, the UCI Contact Tracing Program will contact you and provide additional direction.
UCI Forward – information on campus status and operational updates
UCI Health COVID-19 Updates – important information related to UCI Health
UCI Coronavirus Response Center – available at covid19@uci.edu or 949-824-9918
Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services – assistance with vaccines and vaccine uploads or to report a case, available at contacttracing@uci.edu or 949-824-2300
For questions specific to your personal health situation, please contact your doctor or healthcare provider.
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