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Anteater Time Machine: Moving-in day at Mesa Court on Sept. 26, 1965.
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Art museum acquires 25 new works
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The Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art expanded its collection of more than 4,700 artworks with 25 new pieces, including commissions, over the last fiscal year. The additions include Julius Shulman’s 1954 photo (above) of San Diego’s Capri movie theater, which was demolished in 2003, and former UCI professor Judy Baca’s “Hitting the Wall” (below), a shrunken copy of the freeway mural she created for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Langson IMCA posted images and descriptions for several of the recent acquisitions. And ArtDaily.com published a list of the artists.
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Dispatch from the great social media debate
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Candice Odgers (right), professor of psychological science and informatics, recently appeared at the Aspen Ideas Festival to debate Jim Steyer (left), founder of Common Sense Media (and brother of former U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer), on whether social media hurts children’s mental health. You can read her recap of the event or listen to both sides in a recording of the debate.
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Celebrating Latino changemakers
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Anita Casavantes Bradford (second from left), a professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history and associate dean of UCI’s School of Social Sciences, was one of 10 leaders highlighted as part of UC’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. In 2014, she founded the First-Generation Faculty Initiative, connecting students with first-gen faculty, peer mentors and resources. Within three years her model was adopted across all 10 UC campuses, as well as by other institutions around the U.S. The program also inspired a systemwide initiative to help UC’s first-gen students thrive.
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Soundtracks for spine surgery
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When Dr. Michael Oh, a clinical professor of neurosurgery, wields the scalpel, here’s what he plays in the operating room, according to Becker’s Spine Review: “I always have music in the OR and believe that it enhances the working environment, but it can also be a distraction. I have a playlist that is specifically designed for opening, mid-portions, and closing of my spine cases at UC Irvine. My opening playlist is from the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ soundtrack vol. 1 and vol. 2. I have been playing this for four years straight. Because of that consistency, there is a Pavlovian response and with the first chords, everyone in the room is alert to the start of the case and focused with happy music. For the mid-portions of the case that involve more attention, instrumentation and decompression, instrumental music is preferred (especially Windham Hill/George Winston). This is played at low volumes not to distract from the key portions of the surgery. After confirmation with final X-rays and correct sponge counts, the closing music begins: ‘Rock the Casbah’ mix from the Clash starts an upbeat and energetic mood to move the surgery to a finish.”
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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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KNX, Sept. 20
Cited: Dylan Roby, professor of health, society and behavior
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Motherly, Sept. 20
Cited: Suellen Hopfer, assistant professor of health, society and behavior, pediatrics, and Asian American studies
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MarketWatch – Barron’s, Sept. 21
Cited: John Jones, clinical professor of pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences
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