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Anteater Time Machine: As a guest in UC Irvine’s Living Peace Series in 2012, Jane Goodall discussed her lifelong dedication to her work as a primatologist and environmental activist. (Photo by Steve Zylius / UC Irvine) |
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A message on the government shut down |
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In this message released Tuesday, Vice Chancellor for Research Aileen Anderson provides additional context about what is at stake for UC Irvine with the U.S. federal government shutdown. |
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National Retirement Security Month |
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October is National Retirement Security Month – the perfect opportunity to evaluate your retirement savings plan, regardless of where you are in your career journey. The human resources benefits team created a month-long campaign designed to inspire staff co-workers to save smart and retire strong. Opportunities include webinars, in-person sessions with Fidelity and Experian representatives and a special end-of-month challenge with prizes. |
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Nicole Sparks awarded NIGMS grant |
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Nicole Sparks, assistant professor of environmental & occupational health in the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, has received a prestigious $1.9 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. With the funding, she will investigate further into epigenetics, our genetic on/off switches that can be triggered by environmental factors, like lifestyle choices and exposure to chemicals. By receiving this award, Sparks joins leading investigators selected for their exceptional track record and potential for future innovation. “This award is an incredible opportunity,” said Sparks. “[It] provides stable, long-term funding so that my lab can take risks, explore new directions and follow the science wherever it leads. That flexibility is essential for understanding something as complex as how a single cell becomes a whole human body.” #SpeakUp4Science |
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2026 VOICE award recipients |
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The Valuing Open and Inclusive Conversation and Engagement, or VOICE Initiative, provides funding for UC students and employees who are interested in conducting research or coordinating programs and activities. Support will go to projects that further the center’s mission of exploring the intersection of expression, engagement, democratic learning, and the value of free speech. Among this year’s honorees are UC Irvine’s Democratic Education on Trial: Teacher Preparation Programs and the Struggle for Pedagogical Freedom, Social Media Storytellers: On Academic Freedom, and The Voices of Democracy: A Festival for Ten-minute Monologue. |
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Tauhid Bin Kashem, who received his Ph.D. in political science, has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association Migration and Citizenship Section. The honor recognizes research completed for his graduate dissertation, “Protection and Violence at the Borders of the Refugee Regime: International Regime Complexity and Refugee Protection in South and Southeast Asia.” His dissertation sheds light on how countries like Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand – despite not signing the Refugee Convention – have come to host over a million Rohingya refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. He finds that far from being disengaged, these states strategically work with a mix of international regimes – from labor migration to disaster relief – to shape how refugees are treated. |
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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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Parade, Oct. 2 Cited: Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health |
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Newsweek, Oct. 2 Cited: Michael Yassa, director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and the James L. McGaugh Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory |
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LAist, Oct. 1 Cited: Jon Gould, dean of the School of Social Ecology, and Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, professor of history and Asian American Studies |
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