UCI-led climate change project; new RSV therapy

Sept. 6, 2023

The Jao family sculpture garden as seen from the Humanities Bridge on Ring Road. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)

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UCI leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California

A multidisciplinary team of UCI researchers in collaboration with cohorts from UC Riverside and UC San Diego, will lead a project that enables tribes and community groups to partner with universities and land managers to reduce climate change risks. Thanks to a $5.5 million matching grant from the UC Office of the President, the Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network will fund community leaders in assessing needs for climate action and producing science-based and community-driven best practices for dealing with climate risks.

UCI expert evaluates newly approved RSV therapy

Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause for hospitalization among infants in the U.S., and until recently, there were no treatments available to prevent severe illness in infants or older adults. But this past July, the Food and Drug Administration approved a monoclonal antibody therapy for infants and toddlers who are at a heightened risk of severe disease from RSV. Dr. Coleen K. Cunningham, chair of pediatrics at UCI’s School of Medicine, spoke with The New York Times about how the anatomical differences in infants' respiratory systems contribute to their heightened vulnerability to RSV complications.

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Ask the Experts: Artificial intelligence and education

What should universities be doing to educate students about how to responsibly use generative artificial intelligence technologies in college and after they graduate? UCI’s Paul Dourish, director of the Steckler Center for Responsible, Ethical and Accessible Technology, delves into this timely topic.

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Blue moon rising

Special thanks to UCI’s Geoffrey Winston Abbot, a professor of physiology and biophysics, for this stunning image of the super blue moon as it rises above the under-construction Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building.

Special thanks to UCI’s Geoffrey Winston Abbott, a professor of physiology and biophysics, for this stunning image of the super blue moon as it rises above the under-construction Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building.

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