March 30, 2023
UCI Digest
Anteater Time Machine: UCI’s photo archives have no pictures of César Chávez on campus, but they do feature Leo Chavez, a UCI anthropology professor known for immigration research and books, shown above with farmworkers in 1996.
Anteater Time Machine: UCI’s photo archives have no pictures of César Chávez on campus, but they do feature Leo Chavez, a UCI anthropology professor known for immigration research and books, shown above with farmworkers in 1996.

UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

No UCI Digest on Friday

In observance of tomorrow’s César Chávez Day holiday, there will be no UCI Digest newsletter. Enjoy the long weekend, and we’ll see you Monday.

The history and future of California floods

Brett Sanders (above), a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and several other UCI experts discuss California flood disasters of the past, present and future – as well as potential solutions – in the latest issue of UCI Magazine.
Brett Sanders (above), a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and several other UCI experts discuss California flood disasters of the past, present and future – as well as potential solutions – in the latest issue of UCI Magazine.

The ABCs of testosterone

In an interview with Men’s Health magazine, Dr. Faysal Yafi, director of men’s health services at UCI Health’s Center for Urological Care, outlines “4 things your doctor wants you to know” about the often-misunderstood hormone.

Community Police Academy applications due April 7

A six-week, behind-the-scenes look at campus police tactics, services and operations will be held on Wednesday evenings from April 19 through May 24. Applications for the free, limited-space program are due April 7.

EVENTS

MLK & César Chávez Teach-In for Justice

MLK & César Chávez Teach-In for Justice
Friday, 9 a.m. (sponsored by UCI Law)

Ensuring Fair Dealing in Financial Markets: A Conversation with the CFPB
Monday, noon (sponsored by Student Loan Law Initiative)

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.

#UCICONNECTED

eil Nory Kaplan-Kelly, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology

Essay: Transgender Day of Visibility

Neil Nory Kaplan-Kelly, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, offers a personal reflection on International Transgender Day of Visibility, which is Friday.

#UCIconnected spotlights student, alumni, faculty and staff photos, essays, shoutouts, hobbies, artwork, unusual office decorations, activities and more. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.

UCI IN THE NEWS

Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
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The Greeting Card as Poem: Frank Wilderson and the Refiguring of a Genre

Los Angeles Review of Books, March 30
Cited: Frank B. Wilderson III, Chancellor’s Professor of African American studies

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Better camouflage is needed to hide from new electronic sensors

The Economist, March 30
Cited: Alon Gorodetsky, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering

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AI and the Future of Writing Instruction

Campus Technology, March 29
Cited: Mark Warschauer, professor of education and informatics

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UCI provides this notification of a potential workplace COVID-19 exposure. Employees and subcontractors who were in these locations on the dates listed may have been exposed to the coronavirus. You may be entitled to various benefits under applicable federal and state laws and University-specific policies and agreements. The full notification is available on the UCI Forward site. If you have been identified as a close contact to a COVID-19 case, the UCI Contact Tracing Program will contact you and provide additional direction.

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