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News in Brief: Week 2
UC Irvine Arts Professor Passes Away at 38 UCI Arts Computation Engineering program founding member and associate professor of studio art Beatriz Noronha da Costa recently passed away on December 27. Da Costa was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, but continued pursuing her work and her passion despite her struggle with the disease. Da Costa [...]
‘Modern’ UC Logo Suspended
The new monogram has been suspended from use after just six months following a significant negative response. The University of California’s senior vice president for external relations Daniel M. Dooley announced on Dec. 14 that the use of the new UC logo would be suspended from further use. Jason Simon, the UC Director of [...]
News In Brief Week 1 Winter 2013
Chancellor Drake On NCAA Div. I Board UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake has been appointed to the board of directors of the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA is divided into three divisions, which are self-governed and are responsible for overseeing and amending recruitment and academic processes, including [...]
UC-wide ‘Campus Climate’ Study To Survey Anteaters
The UCI community will be able to participate in the largest institutional study of its kind. Beginning next Monday, Jan. 14, students, faculty and staff at UC Irvine will be surveyed about their academic and workplace experiences with diversity and inclusion. UCI students, faculty and staff will be receiving emails with links to the [...]
Funding Fall Call for Proposals
UROP provides over $200,000 to fund independent research projects across all disciplines Early this week, funding for independent project proposals will be finalized as the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) closes its fall quarter call for proposals. Known for their support of interdisciplinary research across campus, UROP continues to strive toward excellence in research [...]
APSA Opens Top 30 Nominations
Students are now able to nominate inspirational fellow Asian Pacific Islander American peers. The Asian Pacific Student Assocation has opened nominations for the Top 30 Most Influential Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Students at UC Irvine project. Students are able to nominate individuals until the midnight deadline on Feb. 16, and those who have [...]
An Open ‘New Forum’
UCI’s creative writing publication hosts its publishing party, featuring readings from their fall quarter selection. The New Forum, UC Irvine’s undergraduate creative writing journal, held their “Issue Release Party” last Tuesday for their fall quarter compilation of short stories and poetry. The publication allows students to submit poems, short stories and creative non-fiction to be [...]
Profiling The Hottest Research Duo in the OC
UCI researchers explain their history from learning about stem cells to utilizing them to treat patients. Husband and wife, Dr. Brian Cummings and Dr. Aileen Anderson of UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, put their brains together to research spinal cord regeneration through neural stem cell transplantation. Their research and clinical [...]
Divestment Upheld
The resolution will stay, and SOAR will have a liaison to the Legislative Council. Nov. 27 Legislative Council Meeting Recap The ASUCI Legislative Council announced last Tuesday that they have upheld their decision regarding the divestment bill R48-15. The Executive Cabinet, which includes the leaders of the five government offices, said in a statement that [...]
Biohackers: Science in the Suburbs
Taking biology out of the universities, researchers are starting private labs with public access. With the recent depression in the economy, many scientists have found themselves without jobs or a place to explore new discoveries in their prospective fields. But the development of “hackerspaces” — a term used to describe a physical location where people [...]
