Study finds way to block high-fat diet from wrecking metabolism

Engineer breaks Guinness record for drone flight

UCI rolls out Life Resources Program

A free service that offers emotional support, work-life solutions, legal guidance and financial resources is available for all UCI faculty, academic personnel, staff, retirees and their families. Previously known as the Employee Assistance Program, the new version is called the Life Resources Program. For information, visit liferesources.uci.edu or call 844-824-3273.

Sahar Aziz: The Racial Muslim
Monday, noon (sponsored by Center on Law, Equality and Race)

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.

Alumni (and emeriti) spotlight

Jenn Harris ’07, literary journalism, is a food columnist at the Los Angeles Times, where she has written about $500 milkshakes, toured bakeries with Martha Stewart and hosted “The Bucket List,” a video series on fried chicken (season 1) and dumplings (season 2).

Richard B. McKenzie, emeritus professor of economics at the Merage School of Business, just published Reality is Tricky: Contrarian Takes on Contested Economic Issues, as well as an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal. In addition to his books on economics, he has written extensively about orphanages, including a memoir about his own experience growing up in one.

Arnel Sancianco ’13, drama, is an award-winning set designer and assistant professor of scenic design at Arizona State University. The self-described “theater nerd” has created sets for plays across the U.S., in venues ranging from small storefronts to large opera houses.

#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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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

Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services – assistance with COVID questions including vaccines and vaccine uploads or to report a case, available at contacttracing@uci.edu or 949-824-2300

Employee Experience Center – employee information on COVID benefits

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