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The crowd cheers for the Unique Representation of Movement dance crew at the Anteater Involvement Fair in Aldrich Park. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Early 1900s influencer anchors new museum show
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After running a Nevada gold mine, cattle ranch and book bindery in the late 1800s, Idah Meacham Strobridge (inset, above) moved to a bohemian hamlet near Pasadena and helped put a burgeoning California art movement on the map. She soon fell into obscurity, but UCI is featuring her and the artists she championed in a new exhibition, Bohemian of the Arroyo Seco: Idah Meacham Strobridge, at the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. Opening Saturday and continuing through Jan. 13, the show includes Southwest-themed and plein-air paintings and is billed as “the first exhibition exploring the impact this pioneering gallerist and writer had on the development of Los Angeles culture” during the Arts and Crafts movement.
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UCI Health among nation’s top 10 academic hospitals
UCI Medical Center has been nationally recognized as a five-star hospital and a top 10 performer in the 2023 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Annual Ranking by Vizient Inc. It was ranked in the top 10 for comprehensive academic medical centers in the U.S. for inpatient care. And UCI Health’s outpatient care network was ranked among the top 10 ambulatory systems nationwide. Vizient analyzes data for 116 centers in its comprehensive academic medical center cohort.
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Report offers ways to reduce intergenerational poverty
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A report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine identifies evidence-based programs and policies, such as increased K-12 spending for school districts serving low-income students, to combat intergenerational poverty in the United States. Intergenerational poverty refers to the cycle in which children raised in low-income families experience poverty as adults. Greg J. Duncan, Distinguished Professor of education, chaired the committee that wrote the report.
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Sustainability achievements and tips from UCI
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The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education released its 2023 Sustainable Campus Index and UCI was third for doctoral institutions and had top 10 rankings in multiple categories.
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An update on President Drake’s systemwide priorities
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UC President Michael Drake provides highlights to the system priorities shared one year ago. They include expanding opportunity and excellence; leading on climate change; strengthening an inclusive, respectful and safe community; and promoting health across California, including in the most vulnerable communities.
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UC appoints new executive for UC Health
The University of California recently announced that Dr. David Rubin will become executive vice president for UC Health, the nation’s largest public academic health system. The post focuses on ensuring the health system is serving as a partner with the state to realize health improvement goals, helping increase fiscal resilience of UC’s health campuses, advancing distinction and excellence, and increasing access to health services in regions that have been underserved. Rubin starts Oct. 23 and will report to Drake.
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Harambee Gathering: Welcome Back Celebration
Friday, 4 p.m.
(sponsored by the Center for Black Cultures Resources & Research)
Visit today.uci.edu to see and submit event listings. Events of general interest will be shared in UCI Digest two days before they occur.
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Time magazine appointed alumna Shyla Raghav ’07 as its chief climate officer. Raghav received bachelor’s degrees in applied ecology and international studies. UCI Magazine featured her in a recent issue.
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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 Register, Sept. 23
Cited: Megan Witbracht, associate project scientist, and Joshua Grill, professor of neurobiology and behavior
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The New York Times, Sept. 23
Cited: Vicki Ruiz, Distinguished Professor of Chicano/Latino studies
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Today, Sept. 22
Cited: Dawn Bounds, assistant professor of nursing
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