July 22 - Curing climate change, understanding our post-Roe world
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Research takes no summer break. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
James Randerson maps wildfire patterns and uses satellite remote sensing to learn how fires are affecting ecosystems. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
Finding cures for climate change
Continuing UCI’s longstanding effort to study the harmful effects of climate change, a group of UCI researchers led by James Randerson, professor of Earth System Science, are working on finding solutions to the problem. Randerson’s lab’s current projects include globally mapping wildfire patterns and using satellite remote sensing to learn how fires are affecting ecosystems; finding ways to gauge the vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems and their capacity to store carbon as climate changes; and improving climate models to better forecast the biosphere’s future.
Weighing in on a post-Roe world
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, many states have already banned or imposed severe restrictions on abortions. Four UCI professors weigh in on what the ruling will mean for the legal rights of American citizens: Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of law and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy; David S. Meyer, professor of sociology; Mary McThomas, associate professor of political science; and Charles Anthony Smith, professor of political science and law.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Friday Fun Fact
Differing disciplines: Social sciences is the largest discipline for bachelor degrees awarded, it’s engineering and computer science for masters and PhDs. (Click on undergraduate degrees by discipline.)
L.A. County poised to reimpose indoor mask mandates
A week after UCI reinstated its indoor mask policy, LA County set to do the same early next week, due to the hyper-infectious BA.5 omicron subvariant that is rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and increasing hospitalization numbers.
UCI IN THE NEWS
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BA.5 COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now
HuffPost, July 22
Cited: David Souleles, director of UCI’s COVID-19 Response Team
When a parent’s mental health struggle affects their kids
The Washington Post, July 21
Cited: Jessica Borelli, associate professor of psychological science
COVID-19 AMA: CDC Approves Novavax Vaccine, Which Uses Traditional Technology.
KPCC (audio), July 21
Interviewed: Shruti Gohil, assistant professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine
#UCICONNECTED
Interview with ANTrepreneurs: Matteo Zamparini and Sina Zhaleh of Spaceflare
In June, Matteo Zamparini, a 2021 Business Administration graduate, and Sina Zhaleh, a first-year degree major, were invited to attend the Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit in Sunnyvale. Heralded as a premier event for the Plug and Play network, the summit welcomed top innovators and business leaders to explore the latest trends across several industries. Matteo and Sina share their story about the chance to connect with other entrepreneurs and investors to promote their startup, Spaceflare.
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