Nov. 2 - Nobel laureate on KUCI, climate change solutions
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Crawford Hall athletics complex. Photo by Ian Parker
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
KUCI interview with 2021 Nobel Laureate UCI alumnus David MacMillan
On Oct. 6, the world changed for ’96 alumnus David MacMillan when it was announced he had won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Listen to this 55-minute interview on KUCI to hear his revealing, funny, inspiring and empowering life story. It is clear that he loved his time as an Anteater and has great affection for our campus.
NSF funds project to explore why underrepresented students leave STEM
The National Science Foundation has awarded almost $3 million over a five-year period to support The Institute for Meaningful Engagement at UCI. This new education project will explore the environmental factors prompting underrepresented students to leave science, technology, engineering and math programs and investigate how faculty can foster better classroom cultures to retain them. A multidisciplinary leadership team will partner with the deans of UCI’s six STEM schools to accomplish this.
Part III Solutions: UCI’s Special Report on Climate Change
From finding more effective ways to prevent and fight wildfires to inventing systems that limit carbon dioxide emissions or remove CO2 from the atmosphere, UCI’s innovators are approaching the climate change problem from all directions. In this section in UCI's Special Report on Climate Change, you’ll learn what it takes to tackle a grand challenge head-on.
Vice Chancellor Willie Banks receives NASPA honor
Each year, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Foundation recognizes exceptional members of the student affairs and higher education community through the Pillars of the Profession award, one of the foundation’s highest honors. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Willie Banks is a recipient of the 2022 Pillar of the Profession honor. The 2022 Class of Pillars will be honored during the 2022 NASPA Annual Conference next March.
EVENTS
Improving Health Care Affordability in California: What is and should be considered next year?
Thursday, 9 a.m. (sponsored by Paul Merage School of Business)
Developing Grit - Strategies for Success in Work and Life
Thursday, noon (sponsored by HR Wellness)
Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America
Thursday, noon (sponsored by School of Law)
Behind the Magic of Excel
Thursday, noon (sponsored by Division of Continuing Education)
Visit today.uci.edu to see and submit event listings. Events of general interest will be shared in UCI Digest two days before they occur.
UCI IN THE NEWS
Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
How does a pandemic start winding down? You are looking at it.
The Washington Post, Oct. 31
Cited: Andrew Noymer, epidemiologist and associate professor of public health
Can Specific Foods or Diets Boost Your Testosterone Levels?
The New York Times, Nov. 2
Cited: Faysal Yafi, chief of the division of Men’s Health and Reconstructive Urology
Vaccinating For Flu And Covid-19: What Parents Need To Know
Forbes, Oct. 31
Cited: David M. Souleles, director of COVID-19 Response