June 22, 2023
UCI Digest
Anteater Time Machine: In June 1968, Chancellor Dan Aldrich congratulates a graduating student at commencement.
Anteater Time Machine: In June 1968, Chancellor Dan Aldrich congratulates a graduating student at commencement.

UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

UCI gets 5-star rating from Money

UCI gets 5-star rating from Money
For its 2023-24 Best Colleges in America list, Money has ranked UCI near the very top, assigning UCI a five-star rating, the highest possible for the online survey. UCI is one of just 34 universities to receive a five-star rating. The university was lauded for offering a high-quality education, for its affordability and for its student outcomes. The campus also rated highly for its graduation rate of Pell Grant recipients: In 2023, 3,636 federal Pell Grant recipients earned bachelor’s degrees.

UC Irvine joins Unizin consortium to enhance student success

UCI has joined Unizin, a consortium of leading academic and research institutions committed to optimizing digital transformation in higher education. As a member, the university has access to knowledge sharing and analytics tools to elevate its data-informed student success initiative UCI Compass. This collaboration comes at a critical time when UCI is ramping up efforts to more effectively utilize digital intelligence and data to improve educational equity.

UCI-led researchers reveal new mechanism for stimulating hair growth

Maksim Plikus, UCI professor of developmental and cell biology
A UCI-led research team has identified the process by which aged, pigment-making cells in the skin cause significant growth of hair inside skin moles. The discovery may offer a road map for an entirely new generation of molecular therapies for androgenetic alopecia, a common form of hair loss in both women and men. The study, led by corresponding author Maksim Plikus (above), UCI professor of developmental and cell biology, was published June 21 in the journal Nature.

#UCICONNECTED

UCI recognized for COVID-19 testing and awareness campaign

UCI Strategic Communications & Public Affairs won a 2023 Circle of Excellence silver medal award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its COVID-19 campus testing campaign. The campaign aimed to get students, staff, and faculty to embrace a routine of using home antigen tests for COVID-19 when they feel symptomatic and before and after travel and gatherings.
UCI Strategic Communications & Public Affairs won a 2023 Circle of Excellence silver medal award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its COVID-19 campus testing campaign. The campaign aimed to get students, staff, and faculty to embrace a routine of using home antigen tests for COVID-19 when they feel symptomatic and before and after travel and gatherings.
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UCI IN THE NEWS

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Sleep and Creativity

Chasing Sleep, June 20
Cited: Sara C. Mednick, professor of cognitive science

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Scientists believe they've discovered a cure for baldness. It's hiding in your hairy moles — and can be injected like Botox.

Insider, June 21
Cited: Maksim Plikus, professor of developmental cell biology

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The Public Cost of Private Science

Nautilus, June 20
Cited: Cailin O’Connor, professor of philosophy

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