UCI COVID Minute: What makes the BA.2 variant more transmissible?
In the latest UCI COVID Minute, Bernadette M. Boden-Albala, director and founding dean of the Program in Public Health, answers this question: What makes the BA.2 variant more transmissible compared to previous COVID strains, and how do we protect ourselves against it?
4 professors elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Joining the likes of Ben Franklin, Robert Frost, Albert Einstein, Margaret Mead and Martin Luther King Jr., four UCI professors have been elected to membership in the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, which was founded in 1780 and recognizes extraordinary accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy and research. The newly inducted UCI members are Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, Virginia Trimble and Jeffrey Barrett.
Healthy actions now may protect you from Alzheimer’s disease
While there is as yet no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows that healthy lifestyle actions taken now can add years to your life and decrease the risk of developing the progressive neurological disorder. UCI Health neuropsychologist Hayley B. Kristinsson, who specializes in neurodegenerative disorders and the cognitive markers used to predict dementia, discusses the groundbreaking study, risk factors associated with AD and the best ways to prevent it.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Friday fun fact
Why UC: Over the past 15 years, more than 80% of undergraduates agree that "attending a university with world-class researchers is important to me."
Grad Slam is on
Tracking galaxy changes over time, probing the CBD hype, foiling the virus that causes COVID: At UC’s upcoming Grad Slam, 10 graduate students will compete to explain their research into these and other weighty topics in just 3 minutes flat. The students won contests at each UC campus; Rachel Sousa, whose topic is “Curing cancer with math,” represents UCI. Tune into the livestreamed event May 6 at 11 a.m. and vote for your favorite talk.
LAX international travelers hit mark not seen since pandemic’s start
Los Angeles International Airport saw more than 1 million international passengers in March, the first time its monthly tally has hit that mark since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, according to airport officials.
Climate change could spark next pandemic, study finds
As the global climate continues to warm, wild animals may be forced to relocate to areas with large human populations — increasing the likelihood of a “viral jump” that could cause the next pandemic, a new study has found. Different mammals will encounter one another for the first time during these journeys — called “geographic range shifts” — and in doing so, they will also share thousands of viruses, according to the study published in Nature.
EVENTS
Cup of SOAR
Tuesday, 10 a.m. (sponsored by Student Outreach and Retention)
UC Retirement Process Step by Step webinar
Tuesday, 10 a.m. (sponsored by UC Retirement Administration Service Center)
Latina Lives, Latina Narratives featuring Vicki L. Ruiz and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia
Tuesday, 11 a.m. (sponsored by Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative)
Esports Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Tuesday, noon (sponsored by Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative)
Stress Management and Self Care
Tuesday, 2 p.m. (sponsored by FRESH Needs Hub)
Fulbright Research Excellence at UCI
Tuesday, 4 p.m. (sponsored by Scholarship Opportunities Program)
New Dean’s Reception: Jon B. Gould
Tuesday, 5 p.m. (sponsored by School of Social Ecology)
GRE Strategy Workshop
Tuesday, 6 p.m. (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.
