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A maintenance crew member tends to the hedges along Ring Road near Engineering Hall. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Weight-loss drugs pose risks, UCI experts warn
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Weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy are highly effective but don’t cure obesity, according to UCI Health digestive health experts. Without accompanying lifestyle changes, the medications only provide temporary results, says Dr. Kenneth J. Chang, executive director of the Digestive Health Institute and an expert in endoscopic approaches to bariatric surgery. Chang also warns that the drugs can cause food to move too slowly through the gastrointestinal tract, which may result in stomach paralysis, bloating, nausea and vomiting.
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Study links moral judgments to risk assessment
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According to a new UCI-led study published in Collabra: Psychology by Cailin O’Connor, a UCI logic & philosophy of science professor, and Daniel Relihan, a psychological science postdoctoral fellow, risk assessments are sensitive to moral judgments. Imagine two people entering a crowded elevator during the height of the COVID pandemic, one to help an elderly neighbor fix a tripped circuit breaker, the other to buy illicit drugs. If the elevator got stuck for 20 minutes, which of the riders would you deem to be at higher risk for contracting COVID? Per the new study, participants will likely say the person buying drugs is at higher risk even when the exposure is the same for both riders.
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Yes, people who are blind can be software engineers
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The perception that people with impaired vision can’t be software engineers is being challenged by UCI’s Accessibility Research Collective. Housed in the Department of Informatics, the collective brings together scholars and practitioners of diverse abilities, including Ali Abdolrahmani (above), to focus on social issues related to computing, disability and design. The center’s work is funded by the National Science Foundation, Toyota, Microsoft and a UCI Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Award.
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@UCIrvine tweeted: “Join UCI and UCI Health for a job fair at the Bren Events Center during Rams Training Camp! Recruiters are looking to fill more than 500 open positions in Irvine, Orange and other locations across Orange County.”
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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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The Orange County Business Journal, July 31
Cited: Krzysztof Palczewski, Donald Bren professor and Distinguished Professor of ophthalmology
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Reuters, July 31
Cited: Joshua Grill, director of UCI MIND
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KNX News, July 28
Cited: Louis DeSipio, professor of political science
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