July 25 - Cancer and circadian rhythm; Valorant joins UCI Esports
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The Irvine Barclay Theater readies for its 2022-23 season. Photo by Ian Parker
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
Selma Masri, assistant professor of biological chemistry, is a circadian clock watcher. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
Does our body’s clock help cause cancer?
The human body’s internal clock, a hardwire system that interprets daily cues such as natural light, is prone to instability. In fact, genetic disruption or mutation can alter the function of genes and the proteins they regulate, causing our circadian clock to function improperly. Fortunately, UCI’s Selma Masri, an assistant professor of biological chemistry, has been advancing our understanding of how this phenomenon contributes to lung and colorectal cancer.
Valorant is the newest addition to UCI Esports. Graphic by Sam Liu/UCI
Valorant team to join UCI Esports this fall
UCI will expand its 5-year-old esports program this fall by adding a Valorant team to its existing Overwatch and League of Legends squads. Valorant is a five-on-five person video game developed and published by Riot Games that was originally released in June 2020. The Valorant team will host tryouts over the summer for current and incoming students, with winners receiving $2,000 toward the cost of tuition and the chance to compete in Riot Games’ first-party circuit: the College Valorant Championship.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Students mix with jacarandas at UCI. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
California to gain over 30,000 new UC enrollees
Thanks to a multiyear funding compact between Gov. Gavin Newsom and UC leaders, up to 33,000 more instate undergraduate and graduate students could be enrolled by 2030. California’s 2030 Capacity Plan hopes to achieve this goal via a mix of strategies to increase access to a UC education for more Californians while also supporting students as they earn degrees. The proposal, which was discussed at last July’s meeting of UC’s Board of Regents, was developed by a working group led by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC chancellors and their representatives, along with other leaders from the UC Office of the President.