June 24 - Updates on COVID-19

Portrait in chalk: Peter the Anteater. Photo by Ian Parker

TODAY’S CAMPUS UPDATES

No new campus cases*

No student residents or on-campus employees tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. For more information, visit the UCI COVID-19 dashboard.

UCI COVID-19 NEWS AND EVENTS

Watch: Medical school’s drive-thru commencement

A video highlight reel from this year’s UCI School of Medicine graduation ceremony.

Nurturing an early interest in neuroscience

During last year’s coronavirus lockdowns, a teenage violinist who took part in UCI’s 2019 summer brain camp came up with an idea. Inspired and supported by UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Nikhita Kaushik launched a group for high school students who are fascinated by the brain.

GENERAL COVID-19 NEWS

This section curates noteworthy coronavirus news, trends and opinions. No endorsement by UCI is implied. Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, OC Register and Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.

Vaccine benefits outweigh rare heart risk, officials say

Federal health officials said most of the heart inflammation cases were mild and patients generally recovered. The risk of heart problems from COVID-19 is far greater, they noted.

Mixing of vaccines gains ground

More nations are allowing — and in some cases encouraging — mix-and-match inoculation, with people receiving a first shot of one vaccine, then a second shot of a different brand.

HOPE, INSPIRATION, LAUGHTER

50 spoiled cat photos

Since our recent items on “50 hilarious photos of dogs” and “30 photos of shelter dogs right after adoption,” felines have demanded equal time. And so we present a panoply of preposterously pampered pussycats.

#UCIconnected

Dear UCI Staff, Thank you for all the incredible work you have done at UCI. The students are all appreciative of everything you have done to make online learning enjoyable. As a freshman, I was especially grateful to join this amazing community, even virtually, and meet the wonderful UCI faculty. So, thank you for all that you have done. I hope you have a relaxing summer, you deserve it.
Best wishes,
A UCI freshman

The All-truism project (@alltruism_uci on Instagram), which is supported through a Barnes & Noble College Scholarship, aims to create connections through community, compassion and the creative arts. In this series, Anteaters write letters to faculty and staff.

If you have a shoutout, or if you’d like to share what you’ve been up to during the pandemic, send photos and/or words about your COVID-19 vaccination, activities, workstation, volunteering, etc., to marketing@uci.edu or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.