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An Allen's hummingbird takes wing in Aldrich Park. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UC Irvine) |
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Classroom-focused AI chatbot enhances campus studies |
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UC Irvine has launched ClassChat: a ZotGPT tool with the ability to create course-specific enclaves and learning environments with significant potential to enhance student learning and success. Developed by the Office of Information Technology and designed as a classroom assistant, ClassChat allows instructors to upload class materials, literature and assignments for the large-language model. The program was pilot-tested in Fall 2024 by Tyrus Miller, dean of the School of Humanities and professor of English and art history, in his graduate-level modern art history seminar course. |
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Early 20th century paintings explore trio of SoCal artist colonies |
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“Common Ground: Early 20th-Century Artist Communities in Southern California” is on display at the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art from Feb. 8 through May 17. The exhibit provides an exciting appreciation of California’s plein air movement with 36 pieces by artists based in Los Angeles, Laguna Beach and La Jolla. “A lot of these artists were inspired by their love for nature, promoting this idea of it not as a resource to be exploited but something to be valued in its own right – something that can uplift spirits and facilitate connections among and between people,” said Jianda “Dada” Wang (above), one of three graduate student curators for the exhibit. |
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Year of Scholarly Values highlights inquiry, creative expression and honesty |
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“We demonstrate our core values through our curiosity, through our commitment to inquiry and creative expression, and by being an honest broker about what we don’t know,” says Valerie Jenness, a Distinguished Professor of criminology, law & society. |
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UC supports lawsuit to block planned cuts to NIH research funds |
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In an effort to block deep cuts to life-saving biomedical research, the University of California submitted a declaration today in support of the California Attorney General’s suit against the federal government’s proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding. “As the world’s leading public research institution, we depend on NIH funds to perform our vital mission,” said UC President Michael V. Drake. “This is not only an attack on science, but on America’s health writ large. We must stand up against this harmful, misguided action.” |
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Student songs and videos explain how economics shape campus life |
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Each winter, students at UC Irvine write songs, make videos and create eye-catching presentations about the economics of everything from their coffee habit to fast fashion in a popular course called Basic Economics. Presentations have covered supply and demand of campus parking, the opportunity cost of playing video games instead of engaging in student life and the astronomical price of Stanley water cups. “We all live economics day to day; everything we do is living in markets,” said Bill Branch (above), professor and chair of economics, who teaches the class in the winter. “In this intro class, we give students the opportunity to connect the principles that we teach to their daily lives.” |
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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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Daily Pilot, Feb. 7 Cited: Walter Nicholls, professor and chair of urban planning & public policy; Carolina Valdivia, assistant professor of criminology, law & society; and Dara Sorkin, professor of medicine |
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The Washington Post, Feb. 8 Cited: Sara C. Mednick, professor of cognitive science |
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NPR, Feb. 8 Cited: Tonya Williams Bradford, associate professor of marketing |
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