March 31, 2025

Where is this? Answer at the end. (Photo by Steve Zylius/UC Irvine)

UC IRVINE NEWS

UC Irvine leads national survey of artificial intelligence’s role in education

UC Irvine and foundry10 researchers recently led a national, mixed-methods investigation of parents’, teachers’ and adolescents’ perceptions of, use of and experiences with generative and more traditional forms of AI. The National Science Foundation supported the study. “Digital technologies have been moving fast, but generative AI models have hit society and young users at breathtaking speed. Everyone is scrambling to understand how our children may be impacted. Fortunately, our team was able to rapidly mobilize to directly ask adolescents, parents and teachers how they’re faring in this new age of AI,” said Candice Odgers, UC Irvine professor of psychological science and informatics (above left), who led the research with Gillian Hayes, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor and Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Chair in informatics (above right), and Jennifer Rubin, senior researcher at foundry10.

UC Irvine Podcast: Women in Science

In this episode of the UC Irvine Podcast, Cailin O’Connor addresses why women have been historically underrepresented in science and the barriers that still exist, how the accessibility of science careers for women has changed, and what can be done to increase female representation.

A newly published study by UC Irvine researchers in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides insight into how Democrats and Republicans viewed the 2018 Senate hearings on sexual assault allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh. “The hearings provided a unique, real-time opportunity to examine how Americans across the political divide responded to the same content at the same time. In fact, on average participants reported being exposed to almost eight hours of news coverage of the hearings per day from a combination of media sources, and yet they ‘saw’ a very different hearing,” noted the study’s authors, Roxane Cohen Silver (pictured), Distinguished Professor of psychological science, medicine and public health; Emma L. Grisham (’22 Ph.D. in psychological science); Pasha Dashtgard (’22 Ph.D. psychological science); Daniel P. Relihan, postdoctoral scholar; and E. Alison Holman, professor of nursing and psychological science.

UC NEWS

UCI Health CTO featured in UC Tech News

UCI Health recently migrated its patient call centers to the cloud – a major milestone in modernizing patient interactions, enhancing security, and improving efficiency. Led by Jim Davis, chief technology officer of UCI Health, the transition marks more than just a technical upgrade; it represents a fundamental shift in how technology supports healthcare operations. Davis shares updates regarding the journey and its broader impact.

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Fourth-year chemistry and biological sciences student Grant Lai is UC Irvine’s first-ever Churchill Scholarship recipient. The Churchill Scholarship, established by Sir Winston Churchill in 1963, is one of the most prestigious STEM awards in higher education. Lai is one of only 16 recipients of the 2025-26 Churchill Scholarship. Recipients of the scholarship are invited to study and conduct independent scientific research at Cambridge University for one year.

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*Answer to lead photo question: Anteater Learning Pavilion.