Two scholars receive Fulbright awards
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UC Irvine scholars Andrea Henderson and Alexander Huezo have received Fulbright awards for the 2024-25 academic year. Henderson, a professor of English, will teach at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and conduct a research a project titled “Korea in the Camera: The Physics of the Victorian Encounter Narrative.” Huezo, an assistant professor of global and international studies, will research the impacts of natural resource rights for ethnic communities in Colombia.
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Institute for Clinical & Translational Science receives $28 million NIH grant
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The Institute for Clinical & Translational Science will receive $28,394,693 over the next seven years from the National Institutes of Health as part of its Clinical & Translational Science Awards Program. The grant will be used to speed the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients. “A major goal of the ICTS is to ensure that UC Irvine is at the forefront of research that addresses the real healthcare needs and gaps in our community,” said Dr. Dan M. Cooper (above, left), founding director of the ICTS and principal investigator for multiple Clinical & Translational Science Awards at UC Irvine. “With this award, the institute will continue to lead the development of innovative approaches to clinical research and training,” added Dr. Eric Vilain (above, right), ICTS director and associate vice chancellor for scientific affairs for Health Affairs.
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UCI Health pharmacy: Expanding patient-centered care
UCI Health Chief Pharmacy Officer Melanie D. Joe, PharmD, recently shared how the program at Orange County’s only academic health system is putting patients first by fueling expanded access to innovative pharmacy services across the region. An infusion center pharmacy and retail pharmacy will soon open their doors at UCI Health ― Irvine. "Our aim,” said Joe, “is to provide holistic, patient-centered care for specialty acute services in addition to offering solutions in the ambulatory space.”
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UC financial aid: 10 surprising facts
Students considering attending college sometimes assume they can’t afford to attend a University of California school. They might not be aware that nearly 70 percent of UC undergrads receive some financial aid, and that tuition is fully covered for more than half of California students. In fact, more than half of the Class of 2024 graduated debt-free, with no student loans at all.
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Summer program allows high school students to create unique AI assistants
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Orange County high school students learned how to create their own versions of Alexa-like voice assistants at a UC Irvine STEM summer program organized by the ProperData Center – a National Science Foundation Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Frontiers project on data privacy research – at the Samueli School of Engineering. No computer science or engineering background was required of the students, who in one week learned how to build their own voice assistant from scratch using Raspberry Pi, python programming and OpenAI interfaces to connect to ChatGPT. “We want to raise awareness of the data collection that happens online, the privacy implications and the use of AI in everyday life,” said ProperData Director Athina Markopoulou, a professor of electrical engineering & computer science. “We also want students to think as engineers, how they can use these technologies and start thinking about careers in those fields.”
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Time, Aug. 6
Cited: Dr. Eric Vilain, director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
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The New York Times, Aug. 8
Cited: Stephen Schueller, associate professor of psychological science and informatics
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Business Insider, Aug. 8
Cited: David Neumark, Distinguished Professor of economics and co-director of the Center for Population, Inequality and Policy
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