March 27, 2025

Anteater Time Machine: Circa 1989 – Construction of McGaugh Hall gets underway next to the Howard Schneiderman Lecture Hall, with Rowland Hall in the background and Aldrich Park to the left. (Photo courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries Archives)

UC IRVINE NEWS

Anteaters advance to NIT semis with OT win

Paced by forward Devin Tillis (pictured), the men’s basketball team eked out a thrilling overtime 81-77 victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament last night at the Bren Events Center. With the win, the Anteaters advance to the NIT semifinals April 1 against the University of North Texas at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Coach Russell Turner’s team improves to 31-7, tying the school record for most wins with his 2018-19 squad, which went 31-6.

The power of parents to explore racial equity in K-12 education

The summer after she graduated from high school, Eupha Jeanne Daramola was tutoring other students for their college-entrance exams. What she saw shocked her. They were far less prepared for the exams and college-level work than she and her classmates had been. At that time, her only explanation was that she had graduated from a predominately white private school, while they attended a predominantly Black public school. “It was an eye-opening experience, and I became focused on the role of education, how it formed each of us and how education is a significant racial equity issue,” said Daramola, who is an assistant professor in education. Today, Daramola’s research explores K-12 education policy, racial equity and the often underappreciated role that Black parents play in advocating for their children’s education.

Chronic kidney disease is a global public health concern that affects an estimated 35.5 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Many more are unaware they even have the disease. UCI Health nephrologist Dr. Wei Ling Lau says that prevention begins in childhood. Often, she says, people diagnosed with kidney disease in adulthood had risk factors for it in their younger years, such as being overweight.

UC NEWS

“Listening to Lead: UC Student Regents on the Power of Engagement”

UC Student Regent Josiah Beharry and Student Regent-Designate Sonya Brooks join the podcast to explore the power of student leadership in shaping the university. During a time when higher education is facing unprecedented challenges, their insights offer a hopeful vision for the positive power of speech. SpeechMatters is the official podcast of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, hosted by Michelle Deutchman, its executive director.

SAVE THE DATE

Kaumakaiwa and Kulaiwi: Native Lands Contemporary Music & Hula of Indigenous Hawai‘i

March 29, 8 p.m. (sponsored by the Irvine Barclay Theatre)

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Isabel F. Almeida, Chicano/Latino studies assistant professor and director of the Latina Perinatal Health Lab, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Western Psychological Association Early Career Research Award. The honor recognizes a WPA member who has demonstrated outstanding promise in research through success in publishing articles, chapters and books and through success in obtaining grants for research. Almeida specializes in research on biological, psychological and cultural factors that influence women’s reproductive health, particularly among Latinas living in the U.S.

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