Author Archive for Tiffany Liu
Donation Expands Field Research Cause
ANZA: A new addition to UC Irvine’s research center will propel field research into new grounds.
Psychology Professors Investigate Memory
For the past few years, UC Irvine’s professor of psychology and social behavior Chuansheng Chen has been collaborating in a cross-national and cross-university research study on the neural basis of learning.
The team delved deeper into the long-standing belief that learning requires repetition and that studying is more effective when spaced out rather than employing the [...]
A Plastic Cure
ANTIBODIES: Scientific breakthrough shows potential to remove toxins — cure diseases.
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California Nurses Association Strikes Against UCs
On Friday, May 28, the California Nurses Association announced a strike on June 10 against the University of California at five of UC’s medical centers and four other UC medical facilities.
The strike is being held due to union complaints of low staffing levels causing long hours for nurses with [...]
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Competitive Cal Grant Award is Saved By Arnold
On Saturday, May 15 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed saving the Competitive Cal Grant Award in the revision of the 2010-11 California Budget, according to the UC Student Association.
Just four months ago, Schwarzenegger had the intention of doing the opposite, suggesting that the grant be eliminated altogether in his [...]
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Speakers to Come for MSU’s Israeli Apartheid Week
From May 10 to May 13, the Muslim Student Union (MSU) will be hosting the Israeli Apartheid Week: A Call to Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel.
The week-long event will feature seven different speakers: Dr. Norman Finkelstein, an independent scholar with a Ph.D. from Princeton University; Hedy Epstein, Holocaust [...]
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UCI Vice Chancellor Gomez Announces Retirement
After a stunning 38-year run as Vice Chancellor, Manuel N. Gomez will be retiring from the position at the end of August.
Gomez has carried an impressive career here at UCI. Starting out as a graduate student in social ecology, Gomez has since established a number of partnership programs, including STEP, [...]
Friends Helping Friends
counseling: From weeks four through nine, workshops will be held twice per week to help counsel students.
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State of the UC Event To Discuss Free Speech
ASUCI and the Office of the Chancellor are collaborating to put together the three-part event “State of the UC: The Impacts on Students.”
The first event of the series launches with a discussion of the budget. It will take place this Wednesday, April 7 at 6 p.m. in [...]
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Annual Celebration Of Teaching
On May 27, 2010, the Teaching, Learning & Technology Center (TLTC) will be hosting the 17th Annual Celebration of Teaching. The event is sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) and the Senate Council on Student Experience (CSE).
The Annual Celebration of Teaching seeks to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching. [...]
