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Purple blooms provide a pop of color in contrast to the green hues of McGaugh Hall, left, and Rowland Hall. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Study finds link between air pollution and Alzheimer’s
UCI researchers have found that exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Irvine led to memory loss and cognitive decline and triggered neurological pathways associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderly. Although the disease’s exact origins remain elusive, growing bodies of evidence suggest that environmental toxicants, specifically air pollution, may cause the onset. The study’s results were published in the journal Toxicological Sciences. Since the pandemic, UCI has drastically reduced campus emissions, with 35% of employees working onsite, 43% working on a hybrid schedule and 21% working remotely.
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Physical sciences students win National Science Foundation fellowship
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The 2023 UCI Physical Sciences Graduate Research Fellowship awardees include, clockwise from top left: Diana Lopez, Jiahao Jiang, Lena Gerritz, Madolyn Kelm, Samantha Frucht, Griffin Milligan, Anabel Chen. Their research ranges from a search for eye disease treatments to developing next-gen nanotechnology.
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California’s anti-flavored tobacco policies show promise, study finds
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Residents of jurisdictions with a comprehensive sales ban on flavored tobacco are 30% less likely to use the product than those living in areas without a ban. In contrast, according to a recent UCI study, lower use was not observed for residents of jurisdictions that enacted a partial sales ban. In a paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, David Timberlake (above left with co-author Denise Payán), an associate professor of population health and disease prevention, showed that local sales bans of flavored tobacco over the last few years in California may be working.
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UCI student named 2023 Dissertation Fellow in Women’s Studies
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Jianmin Shao, a Ph.D. student in psychological science, has been named a 2023 Dissertation Fellow in Women’s Studies by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars' WW National Fellowship Foundation. Shao’s dissertation, “Transgendering In-Betweens: Selfhood, Vulnerability, and Trans-Relational Encounters in China,” examines transgender vulnerability through attention to intimate relationships between individuals as well as national and transnational politics. The project aims to rethink gender, sexuality, identity and the place of trans people in the world.
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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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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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Popular Science, May 11
Cited: David Souleles, director of UCI’s COVID Response Team
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Inc., May 12
Cited: Sara C. Mednick, professor of cognitive neuroscience
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WHYY, May 12
Cited: Richard Harris, professor of anesthesiology and perioperative care
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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
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
For questions specific to your personal health situation, please contact your doctor or healthcare provider.
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