Bees create underground microbreweries, study finds

Combating sundowning in older adults

Sundowning is a state of confusion and panic that some older people, especially those with dementia, experience as daylight fades in the late afternoon and evening. UCI Health geriatrician Dr. Lisa Gibbs explains what triggers the syndrome and how to manage or prevent it.

“Ina’s Circle: a Documentary,” plus discussion with filmmaker
Saturday, 1 p.m. (sponsored by Langson Institute and Museum of California Art)

Taiwanese Puppetry: Shan Puppet Theatre
Monday, 5:30 p.m. (sponsored by sponsored by Illuminations: The Chancellor's Arts & Culture Initiative)

Understanding Aging and Your Spine
Monday, 7 p.m. (co-sponsored by UCI Health)

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Boba takes over America

Bubble tea, aka boba, is old news at UCI. Now Bloomberg reporters have taken note of the chewy beverage trend in a story headlined “How Taiwanese Bubble Tea Has Taken Over the US.” And one of the experts interviewed was Yong Chen, associate dean of humanities at UCI and author of Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America. “It’s really everywhere now,” Chen told Bloomberg. “You can have boba tea ice cream. If you go to Costco in California, they have boba tea. ... People have embraced it, and it is going mainstream.”

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