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Anteater Time Machine: In the 1970s, ballet student Milford Kemp took up boxing for a dance class project. After seeing Muhammad Ali fight on TV, he wanted to choreograph the sport into a dance routine. Continuing in the ring after UCI, Kemp was known as the “ballet boxer” and even fought future heavyweight champ Leon Spinks. He later busked on the streets of Montreal as a Jimi Hendrix impersonator. Last Sunday, Kemp was featured in a Los Angeles Times story about flaws in California’s pension program for retired boxers.
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Rejection letters are a fact of life in academia, the arts, job searches and more. But not everyone wallows in the wake of receiving a “no.” Barbara Sarnecka, a professor of cognitive sciences and associate dean of graduate studies and research at UCI, holds rejection parties featuring champagne, Roman emperor costumes and togas whenever her graduate students’ rejection pile — for academic journals, conferences, grants, fellowships and jobs — reaches 100. Sarnecka began the tradition a few years ago to normalize rejection as a part of academic work. “By sharing our rejections with the group and even celebrating milestones like 100 rejections, we counteract the sense of shame and isolation that early-career academics often have,” she told The New York Times.
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Real-world healthcare experience for pre-med students
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To get a head start on becoming doctors, some UCI pre-med students have joined International Medicine, Education and Development, which sends volunteers around Orange County as well as to such countries as Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. There are 40 Anteaters in the program, which aims to increase access to medical care and health education for underprivileged children, in addition to providing real-world healthcare experience to volunteers. Pictured above, UCI IMED volunteers visit the Rayito de Luz (Ray of Light) Orphanage in Tijuana twice per quarter.
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Grappling with lightning-rod campus speakers
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With increasing frequency, heckler's vetoes and violence have disrupted controversial speakers at universities across the nation. In a new episode of SpeechMatters, the official podcast of UC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, UC Davis student body President Radhika Gawde and Penn State Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Danny Shaha join Center Executive Director Michelle Deutchman to discuss their experiences preparing for and responding to polarizing figures invited to speak on campus.
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School of Medicine Commencement with Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen (livestream)
Saturday, 3 p.m.
Let’s Box Hunger
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (sponsored by Cross-Cultural Center)
Health and Wellbeing Day
Saturday, 11 a.m. (sponsored by School of Biological Sciences)
“Expanded Ecologies” art exhibit
Saturday, noon, through June 10 (sponsored by Beall Center for Art + Technology)
DCP After-Tax Contribution to Roth Conversion Rollover
Monday, 3 p.m. (sponsored by HR Wellness)
Summer is Around the Corner – Is Your Skin Ready?
Monday, 7 p.m. (co-sponsored by UCI Health)
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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AAPI Heritage Month: Making an Impact
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As a head coach at UCI, Tamara Inoue has turned the women’s basketball program into a perennial championship contender. Raised on the island of Kaua’i in Hawaii, she invests in the development of her student-athletes off the court as well as on. “A lot of times what you look like gets put before your accolades,” Inoue says. “It’s challenging, but along with that comes more awareness and understanding. … I’ll always pick up the phone for anyone looking for advice or mentorship. The responsibility piece is being available where I can and not shying away from the conversation.”
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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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Marketing Dive, May 18
Cited: Paul Piff, associate professor of psychological science
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Voice of OC, May 15
Cited: Kim Fortun, professor of anthropology
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The New York Times, May 17
Cited: Héctor Tobar, professor of Chicano/Latino studies
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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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