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| | Students amble down the steps along Gateway Plaza during a bright fall morning. (Photo by Steve Zylius / UC Irvine) |
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| | From toxic chats to transformative play |
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| Constance Steinkuehler, professor of informatics, conducted a survey of youths and young adults who regularly play online games and found that 85 percent of them reported encountering some form of hate speech in multiplayer online games. “The [online] gaming world has become a space that is actually divisive and leaves people feeling less safe, less connected, less whole, less seen as humans than they did when they started playing,” said Steinkuehler. At the same time, she has been a regular at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center game days over the past year, competing along incarcerated people and correctional officers. There, she supports SkunkWorks – an incarcerated persons’-created and -led nonprofit that organizes in-person analog gaming events (such as tabletop and board games) to humanize relationships between incarcerated individuals and staff, offering a constructive, communal space. “The people at San Quentin are using games in this completely, dramatically opposite and incredibly productive way.” |
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| Around the world, doctors, nurses and pharmacists are turning to evidence-based integrative approaches such as acupuncture, yoga, exercise, massage and nutrition counseling to help people with cancer manage the harsh side effects treatments. A new study by UC Irvine researchers shows just how widespread that shift has become and how much work remains to make these therapies accessible to all. “We found that cancer professionals value these approaches not as alternatives but as essential modalities to work alongside conventional cancer care,” said Alexandre Chan, professor and founding chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice. “At the same time, the inequities we identified show that too many patients still face barriers to getting the support they need to heal not only physically but emotionally and spiritually.” |
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| UCI Health Family Health Center – Anaheim teamed with Hyundai Motor America to spread awareness of car seat safety. The philanthropic collaboration kicked off with a safety event that provided free car-seat education and inspections to 20 families. “Our car seat safety program is built on the belief that every child deserves to travel safely, regardless of a family’s resources or background,” said Laurie Johnson, vice president ambulatory care at UCI Health. “With Hyundai’s support, we’re able to reach more parents and caregivers with hands-on education that helps prevent injuries and saves lives.” |
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| Show support for UC Irvine Night at the Irvine Spectrum Center’s holiday ice rink on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Bring along your Anteater pride and enjoy discounted admission when you wear UC Irvine-themed clothing. |
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| | Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun |
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| California is taking the first steps to cover as much of the state's roughly 4,000 miles of irrigation canals with solar canopies as possible to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months a year. “It's no coincidence that California is unique in so many ways in terms of innovation and sustainability,” said Robin Raj, Solar AquaGrid co-founder and a UC Irvine alumnus. “And I think the reaction – not just from government officials or energy or water agencies but [from] the public, too – to this idea, is so strong because we live in a critical time where we need to take action quickly.” |
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| | Albert La Spada receives 2025 Rare Disease Scholar Award |
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| The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre has honored Albert La Spada, Distinguished Professor of pathology and neurology, with its 2025 Rare Disease Scholar Award, which aims to help transform promising discoveries into clinical practice. The OHC recognized La Spada for his work on a silencer RNA therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4. The award provides an advisory team offering advanced drug and business development support, $100,000 and the opportunity to compete for additional support and funding. |
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| #UCIconnected spotlights interesting updates from the UC Irvine community. #IamUCI spotlights profiles of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected or #IamUCI hashtags. |
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CNN, Dec. 1 Cited: Amir AghaKouchak, professor of civil and environmental engineering |
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Los Angeles Times, Dec. 1 Cited: Charis Kubrin, professor of law, criminology and sociology |
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Woman’s World, Nov. 24 Cited: Keri Hurley, associate clinical professor of clinical pharmacy practice |
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