If Barbie ran UCI; White Coat Ceremony

Aug. 10, 2023

Anteater Time Machine: In 1981, members of UCI’s Cooperative Outdoor Program hike Yosemite’s High Sierra Loop Trail.

UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

White Coat Ceremony initiates new med students

Members of the UCI School of Medicine class of 2027 officially began their journey to doctorhood last Friday when they donned their first physician’s white coat, universally recognized as a symbol of their commitment to healing. The 114 students received enthusiastic cheers and applause from more than 350 relatives, friends and other well-wishers at the annual White Coat Ceremony.

Biologists make butterfly vision discovery

As butterflies flit among flowers, they don’t see blossoms the same way. In a phenomenon called sexually dimorphic vision, females of some species perceive ultraviolet color while the males see light and dark. Now, UCI biologists have discovered that in at least one species, the variation results from a vision gene’s jump onto a sex chromosome. It’s the first known finding that this kind of genetic change causes sexually dimorphic vision.

UC NEWS

Roth option added to UC retirement savings program

A new Roth contribution option for UC’s 403(b) and 457(b) plans gives employees more flexibility to save for retirement through regular pretax contributions, new Roth contributions or both.

EVENTS

Webinar: Fueling Your Child’s Curiosity and Creativity
Tuesday, 9 a.m. (sponsored by HR Wellness)

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If Barbie were chancellor…

Anteater Learning Pavilion is depicted in mid-Barbie makeover

What would happen if Mattel’s iconic doll were in charge of UCI? Perhaps Skipper would be named provost, Ken would play Hamlet at the New Swan Theater and Gumby would direct diversity efforts. Also, the campus itself would be bathed in pink, as seen in a recent UCI Instagram post conceived by social media maven Laura Rico and carried out by senior graphic designer Rene Gauthier-Butterfield. Above, the Anteater Learning Pavilion is depicted in mid-Barbie makeover. Below, the Science Library gets Barbie-fied as a passing tour group morphs into dolls.

Science Library gets Barbie-fied as a passing tour group morphs into dolls.

Correction: An item in Tuesday’s UCI Digest referred to a UCI medical school diversity program as LEAD-ABC. The program is now called PRIME LEAD-ABC, short for Programs in Medical Education Leadership Education to Advance Diversity – African, Black and Caribbean.

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