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Fourth-year drama student and carpenter Frank Candelaria sets up barriers around the New Swan Theater in Gateway Plaza. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Susan and Henry Samueli give $50 million to engineering school
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A $50 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli will pay for the creation of three multidisciplinary research institutes in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering. The Engineering+Health Institute, Engineering+Society Institute and Engineering+Environment Institute will enable researchers from diverse disciplines to conduct transformational research addressing the most important issues facing humanity. A portion of the gift will be used to create the Office of Inreach, dedicated to the well-being, academic success, sense of belonging and career opportunities for undergraduate engineering students.
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End-of-year blood drive
The UCI Health Blood Donor Center represents a life-giving link between the Irvine campus and UCI Medical Center in Orange. Annually, patients at UCI Medical Center require more than 20,000 blood products. All donors will receive a $5 gift card to Target, In-N-Out or Starbucks, and a tote bag. Graduates who donate will also receive a surprise gift. This is the last blood drive of the academic year so appointments are expected to fill up quickly. The drive will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Blood Donor Center on Level 1 of the Student Center, next to the Courtyard Study Lounge. Learn more about donor eligibility.
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Everyday noise pollution and hearing loss
One in three Americans is regularly exposed to excessively loud sounds in their everyday lives that can damage hearing. UCI Health otolaryngologist Dr. Hamid R. Djalilian cites noise pollution above 85 decibels as the No. 1 cause of preventable hearing loss. He says people, particularly younger individuals, may not understand that damage to the hairs, membranes and nerves of the inner ear is cumulative, and that a lifetime of exposure to loud noises will come back to haunt them later.
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UCI hosts summer institute for business students
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The University of California has been recognized by Insight Into Diversity magazine for the effectiveness of its Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders. The program offers undergraduate students an immersive, all-expenses-paid business and career leadership experience over two weeks each summer. UC’s six top-ranked business schools take turns hosting SIEML participants. Fifty students from around the country — including those from UC, CSU and California community colleges — completed the program June 1 at UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business.
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Wednesday Wellness Walks: UCI Ecological Preserve
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. (sponsored by UCI Wellness)
UCI Guitar Ensemble - Spring 2023
Wednesday, noon (sponsored by Claire Trevor School of the Arts)
Free LSAT Test Strategy Workshop
Wednesday, 6 p.m. (sponsored by Division of Continuing Education)
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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Womxn’s Center holds 10th annual Dynamic Womxn Awards
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In late May, the Womxn’s Center for Success held the 10th annual Dynamic Womxn Awards to recognize leaders and role models making a difference in the community. Awardees included (front row, from left) Chloe Low, Tonie Zhu and Meredith Ehrenberg; and (back row, from left) Kristine Molina, Mahtab Jafari, Jennifer Lane, Laura Enriquez, Sarah Loranger, Kayla Atkinson, and Alie Male. Award categories included academic achievement, ally, outstanding social justice activist, committee spotlight, Tamara Austin Legacy and Dynamic Womxn of the Year. A campuswide call for nominations goes out every spring quarter.
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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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Inside Higher Ed, June 2
Cited: Patty Morales, vice provost for enrollment management, and Danielle Primavera, director of undergraduate advising for School of Social Ecology
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Scientific American, June 4
Cited: Roxane Cohen Silver, Distinguished Professor of psychological science
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KNX Radio, June 2
Cited: Tony Smith, professor of political science and law
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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
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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