Recovery support group; road closures

Oct. 5, 2023

Anteater Time Machine: In 1970, a class meets in Central (now Aldrich) Park.

UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

Sustainability Decathlon opens

Nicole Stimpson ’23 helps move a frame during construction of a model home at the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon, which opens today at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Two UCI teams are competing against other groups. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)

Addiction/recovery support group launches for students

For students recovering from alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, growing up in an alcoholic family and similar situations, UCI’s Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion has formed a confidential support group, Anteaters for Recovery. Meetings will be led by a professional staff member also in recovery.

Saturday road and parking lot closures

To make way for UCI’s Anti-Cancer Challenge on Saturday, several campus roads will be closed and three parking lots will have restricted access from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. A map shows the affected areas.

Fundraising campaign passes $1.5 billion

UCI’s Brilliant Future campaign, a multiyear effort to raise $2 billion, has passed the $1.5 billion mark. The campaign’s annual report has more details. In the video above, UCI Foundation Board of Trustees chair Gary Singer ’74 outlines the campaign’s impact so far and discusses a scholarship program he and his wife established.

EVENTS

Culinary Health: Herbs that Cultivate an Environment for the Microbiome
Friday, noon (sponsored by Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute)

Anti-Cancer Challenge
Saturday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. (sponsored by UCI Health)

Think of it as Money! (art exhibition)
Saturday through Dec. 16 (sponsored by Illuminations: the Chancellor’s Arts & Culture Initiative)

Staff Appreciation Week
Monday through Sunday (sponsored by Human Resources)

Free Flu Shot Clinic for Employees
Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (sponsored by HR Wellness)

Understanding and Mitigating Unfairness in Machine Learning over Networks
Tuesday, 4 p.m. (sponsored by Newkirk Center for Science and Society)

Pediatric Ophthalmology – strabismus and children's vision
Tuesday, 7 p.m. (sponsored by Gavin Herbert Eye Institute)

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

‘A recap of some of our favorite things’

Looking for music, audiobook, podcast or TV and movie recommendations? The School of Humanities issued a cute Instagram video that briefly interviewed staffers about what they watched and listened to over the summer.

#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

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