UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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Lifestyle coaching curtails cognitive decline, study says
Personalized coaching focused on diet, exercise, sleep, stress management and other lifestyle factors decreases cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s, a new study says. Lifestyle coaching “is far more affordable, has no adverse effects, plus has an effect as big as, and potentially larger than, that reported with the most recent FDA-approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. William Shankle, an expert in neurodegenerative disorders at UCI.
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Why UCI women’s soccer is so good at tournament upsets
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On the heels of the team’s third straight year of knocking off top-seeded NCAA tournament rivals, the Los Angeles Times explores why, no matter “how good you are or how high a seed you have, if you have to go through Irvine, you’re not getting to the second round.” One factor is a dash of revenge. As the Times notes, many of the women on UCI’s roster are players that USC, UCLA and other big schools didn’t want — or who transferred from top programs that gave them little playing time. But the chief reason for UCI’s success, the paper suggests, is that the team “digs a little deeper [and] plays a little grittier on the biggest stage.” On Friday, the unranked Anteaters face No. 8 Gonzaga in Round 2 of the tournament. (The Times story is available paywall-free on Yahoo.)
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Survey seeks your views on UCI Digest
Tell us what you like, dislike and think could be improved in the UCI Digest by filling out this short survey no later than Friday.
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UC tackles Gaza free speech and related issues
At today’s regents meeting in Los Angeles, UC President Michael V. Drake outlined various steps to address issues related to the Israel-Hamas war and its spillover effects on UC campuses. The initiatives include a new Systemwide Office of Civil Rights to provide guidance and support on protecting civil rights at all 10 campuses; funding for emergency mental health resources for students, faculty and staff struggling with recent events or with the climate on their campus; and setting up educational programs at each campus to improve public discourse on this issue. The latter entails programs on how to recognize and combat extremism, better understand anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, and establish a viewpoint-neutral history of the Middle East. “Today we are doubling down on who we are: an educational institution that’s guided by facts and data, but also a moral compass that helps us find our way to compassion and understanding in difficult moments,” Drake said.
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Centering California in the History of Race and the Law
Friday, noon (sponsored by Center in Law, Society and Culture)
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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Watch Peter the Anteater get a flu shot
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UCI’s famous mascot rolls up his sleeve at the pop-up vaccine clinic for students that operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec. 6.
#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 New York Times Magazine, Nov. 12
Cited: Ronke Olabisi, associate professor of biomedical engineering
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The Washington Post, Nov. 15
Cited: UCI researchers
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The Orange County Register, Nov. 9
Cited: Andrew Noymer, associate professor, epidemiologist and demographer
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