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Anteater Time Machine: In 1965, work gets underway on Campus Park, later renamed Aldrich Park.
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Heat waves can damage vital organs, study says
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Researchers have found evidence of the damaging impact that heat stress inflicts on the gut, liver and brain in the elderly, and the findings point to the potential of developing precise prognostic and therapeutic tools. The organs have a complex communication system that touches everything from our gastrointestinal tract to the nervous system. “Inflammation in the brain and spine contributes to cognitive decline, compromises the ability to form new neurons and exacerbates age-related diseases,” said study author Saurabh Chatterjee (above), a professor of environmental & occupational health. “By investigating the effects of heat stress on the gut-liver-brain crosstalk, we can better protect our increasingly vulnerable aging population.”
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Chemists discover new property of light
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A research team led by UC Irvine chemists uncovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter, which could lead to improved solar power systems, light-emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers and other technological advances. Joined by colleagues at Russia’s Kazan Federal University, the chemists learned that photons can obtain substantial momentum, similar to that of electrons in solid materials, when confined to nanometer-scale spaces in silicon, Earth’s second-most abundant element and the backbone of modern electronics. “This newly realized property of light no doubt will open a new realm of applications in optoelectronics,” said study co-author Eric Potma, a professor of chemistry.
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Centenarian Navy vet wins battle against heart ailment
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When 101-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Joe Bush wound up in the UCI Health cardiac intensive care unit with heart failure and a lung infection, Dr. Antonio Frangieh sought a way to save him and improve his quality of life. After a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery in March, Bush, who saw combat in World War II and the Korean War, was discharged a few days later. Today, Bush says, he’s breathing much better and looking forward to his next milestone: turning 102 on Saturday.
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Opera at UCI Presents: The Turn of the Screw
Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m. (sponsored by Irvine Barclay Theatre)
Bach Meets Bluegrass: Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber
Tuesday, 8 p.m. (sponsored by Irvine Barclay Theatre)
For more events, visit UCI Today.
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Water quality expert has built an ocean-sized career
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Although she was born in China, Sunny Jiang spent her formative years in Florida, where her love of the ocean drove her to learn scuba diving. Now a professor of civil and environmental engineering and ecology and evolutionary biology, Jiang – who holds a Ph.D. in marine science – has dedicated her career to understanding the balance between human activities and coastal ecosystems. She is particularly concerned about how human water management is gradually increasing antibiotic resistance in the ecosystem. “I support water reuse,” she continues, “but we need to plan for antibiotic-resistant bacteria going through the food chain... so we don’t get ourselves into trouble.”
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The Orange County Register, May 9
Cited: Long Bui, associate professor of global and international studies
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Los Angeles Times, May 8
Cited: Dr. William Yong, professor of clinical pathology
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Capital & Main, May 9
Cited: Jack Brouwer, director, Clean Energy Institute
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