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 | Anteater Time Machine: Students register for "O" Week (also known as Orientation Week), circa 1986. (Photo: UC Irvine Libraries) |
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Virtual “Disaster Cities” aim to provide real-life resilience |
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Nalini Venkatasubramanian, a professor of computer science (third from left above), has partnered with Tohoku University in Japan to better analyze the impact of natural disasters on humans to outline real-time pathways to safety. The three-year partnership between UC Irvine and Japanese researchers is funded by a $1 million grant by the National Science Foundation and Japan’ Science and Technology agency. The project involves designing tools to create Disaster Digital Twin cities that are representative of Sendai in Japan and Southern California. “Although the Digital Twins project is looking at a very specific context, we’re also considering what solutions translate across the international community and plan to expand our findings more globally,” says Venkatasubramanian. “We need to understand the structure of the community and its policies to simulate a variety of different scenarios to help people better prepare.” |
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UCI Health SeniorHealth Center selected to test new dementia care model |
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Senior health and geriatric medicine experts at UCI Health will lead its participation in a new federal program to support people living with dementia, their families and caregivers – once again demonstrating its commitment and leadership in advocating for older adults. “We are excited to adopt the newest dementia care innovation model from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in order to continue to serve patients with the support, expertise and compassion that they deserve,” says UCI Health geriatrician Dr. Lisa A. Gibbs (above). |
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 | Sustainability achievements and tips from UC Irvine |
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Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models |
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In a Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres study, a team led by researchers from the Department of Earth System Science and the University of Michigan reveal how a climate model commonly used by geoscientists currently overestimates a key physical property of Earth’s climate system called albedo, which is the degree to which ice reflects planet-warming sunlight into space. “We found that with old model versions, the ice is too reflective by about five percent,” said Chloe Clarke, a project scientist in professor Charlie Zender’s group. “Ice reflectivity was much too high.” |
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Voter registration reminder |
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Sept. 17 was National Voter Registration Day, but it’s not too late to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election. An added bonus to early registration: All registered voters in California will automatically receive ballots to vote by mail. Postage is prepaid and ballots can be placed in the mail by 5 p.m. election day or dropped in a ballot box when polls close at 8 p.m. |
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UCIrvine and UCIlatinix posted on Instagram:
Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at #UCIrvine! As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, we take pride in honoring the diverse cultures, inspiring contributions and rich histories that influence our society. We are excited about sharing and curating more stories with you in the future! |
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#UCIconnected spotlights interesting updates from the UC Irvine community. #IamUCI spotlights profiles of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected or #IamUCI hashtags. |
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The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 17 Cited: Daniel Stokols, professor emeritus of psychological sciences |
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NPR, Sept. 19 Cited: Tetyana Vasylyeva, assistant professor of population health & disease prevention |
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MSN (The Atlantic), Sept. 17 Cited: Candice L. Odgers, professor of psychological science |
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